The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on the Manipulation of Games and Sports Betting scheduled the testimonies of influencer Deolane Bezerra and Brazilian National Team midfielder, Lucas Paquetá, for October 29th and 30th, respectively. Both had requests for convocation, mandatory presence, approved by the collegiate this week.
A CNN found that the CPI has already started the procedures for notifying Deolane and Paquetá about the summons. The meetings are not yet officially included in the Senate system.
The commission approved on Wednesday (9) converting the invitation to Paquetá into a call-up request. Previously, the senators approved two invitations for the athlete to provide clarifications to the CPI.
According to the president of the commission, senator Jorge Kajuru (PSB-GO), Paquetá did not accept the invitation.
The player from West Ham, from England, was accused in May this year by The Football Association (FA) – the institution that administers football in the country – of having purposefully caused the receipt of yellow cards in four matches of the Premier League, the main division. of the English championship.
The call for influencer Deolane Bezerra was approved at the meeting on Tuesday (8). She was imprisoned for 19 days in September and is
On Tuesday, the CPI also approved the summons of Bruno Tolentino, Paquetá’s uncle. In the application, Kajuru reported that, according to a report on the UOL portal, Tolentino had transferred R$40,000 to the player Luiz Henrique, when the athlete played for Real Betis (Spain).
According to the Football Association, the transfers occurred after the player received yellow cards during a match for the Spanish club.
The CPI resumed work this week after pausing meetings due to municipal election activities. The commission was installed on April 10 and has an operating period until February 2025.
