Brazil will launch a national investigation into soccer match-fixing and the probe could have 'international repercussions,' Justice Minister Flavio Dino said Wednesday.
Brazil will launch a national investigation into soccer match-fixing and the probe could have "international repercussions," Justice Minister Flavio Dino said Wednesday.
Brazil's justice minister said on Twitter that the country's federal police will open a probe "due to the evidence of match-fixing in sports events, with inter-state and international repercussions." Cruzeiro, Fluminense and America made the same decisions about 29-year-old midfielder Richard, 23-year-old defender Vitor Mendes, and 37-year-old right-back Nino Paraiba, respectively.
Brazilian media raised concerns about the performances of many of those players in matches from the 2022 season, and added they could be targets of the "Maximum Penalty" probe that began in February. The AP had access to the case against Bauermann and other players, in which he shows knowledge about the scheme and involvement in it. The prosecutors' evidence alleges that the Santos defender not only exchanged text messages offering up match-fixing but also suggested in November he could bring in two of his teammates to help the scheme.
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