Corinthians directors are quoted in VaideBet case

The police inquiry investigating VaideBet's commission transfers to the orange company Neoway Integrated Solutions Ltda. is causing great repercussion in Corinthians. Recently, two important names of the club board were cited in a statement: Marcelo Mariano, managing director, and Sergio Moura, former marketing superintendent. Both should be subpoenaed to testify to clarify their involvement in the suspicious negotiation.

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Research context

Entrepreneur Alex Cassundé stated in testimony that he did not participate in the negotiation between VaideBet and the Corinthians. He said he found the CEO's contact through ChatGPT and was instructed by Moura to speak with Marcelo Mariano. In January, Cassundé was invited to be an intermediary in the contract, receiving 7% commission, which raised suspicion from investigators.

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Besides Mariano and Moura, Armando Mendonça, 2nd Vice President of Corinthians, also entered the police's scope for allegedly hiring a private detective agency to conduct a parallel investigation. The focus of the police this week will be to clarify this supposed alternative investigation.

Puzzle

Justice has already authorized the breach of telematic confidentiality of Alex Cassundé, who gave his cell phone to the authorities. It is also planned to break banking secrecy of the company Rede Social Media Design Ltda., of which Cassundé is a partner. With the support of GAECO (Special Action Group for the Suppression of Organized Crime) Sao Paulo), Cassundé's personal accounts will also be investigated.

Next Steps

The next step of the investigation will be to summon Felipe de Lacerda Ferreira, owner of the detective agency hired for the parallel investigation, and Edna Ferreira do SantosThe orange used to open the front company. The police seek to understand the extent of the involvement of the leaders of the Corinthians and how the negotiation with VaideBet was conducted.

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