The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on the Manipulation of Games and Sports Betting sent, this Friday (11), a summons to football player Lucas Paquetá. The player’s hearing is .
At the commission’s last meeting, the senators converted the request, which was previously an invitation. Therefore, .
Paquetá was admitted by The Football Association – the institution that administers football in England – on charges of purposely causing yellow cards to be received in four Premier League matches, the local championship.
The charges relate to the period between November 2022 and August 2023.
According to documents revealed by The Sun, the bets were placed on Ilha de Paquetá, the place in Rio de Janeiro where the 26-year-old player was born. One of the bets investigated had a value of 7 pounds (R$46 at the current exchange rate).
According to the English newspaper’s report, the company that warned about the “unusual number” of bets was Betway, main sponsor of West Ham, Paquetá’s current team. The.
