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2024 Brazilian football match-fixing scandal

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Textor speaking about allegations and suspicions of manipulation of results in Brazilian football, involving players, managers and betting companies in April 2024.

Since 2023, after the Botafogo team failed to maintain its lead and saw Palmeiras overtake them in the Campeonato Brasileiro in the last rounds,[1][2][3][4] John Textor has made numerous accusations in the press that the championship has suffered from manipulation of results and refereeing errors, for which his team would have been harmed; To give greater veracity to his statements, Textor ended up hiring a French company,[5] specialized in game analysis and arbitration to verify the matches.[6] In the complaints, he also accused football referees of receiving agreed bribes. However, such accusations were not presented to the competent bodies. The businessman also accused Fortaleza, Palmeiras and São Paulo, without presenting evidence,[7] of colluding to harm Botafogo.[8] Textor was then denounced by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva for bad faith litigation and false accusation of crime,[9][10] and the trial was scheduled for April 15, 2024.[11][12][13] Textor had been given a deadline to deliver the alleged allegations to the magistrates, however, he did not comply with them.[14] Hours after the STJD's decision, Textor handed over the alleged evidence to the Cidade da Polícia located in Benfica in Rio de Janeiro because according to the businessman, the sports tribunal did not have the competence to investigate this lawsuit.[15] However, senators who were members of the CPI on Manipulation of Results, which took place in 2023, asked the Brazilian police to interrogate him and present such evidence.[16]

On April 22, 2024, Textor stated during the CPI do Senado meeting that "Manipulation of results in football is reality".[17]

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  1. ^ "O drama em 10 atos: como Botafogo perdeu o título 'mais ganho' da história do Brasileirão?". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Vexame? Botafogo desperdiça a maior vantagem de um líder na história do Brasileirão". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Botafogo deixa maior vantagem da história escapar e perde título | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ Back, Benjamin. "Diretas do Benja: O Botafogo não quis ganhar o Brasileiro". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Estadounidense John Textor presentó "indicios" de amaño de partidos en el fútbol brasileño, donde tiene un club". El Diario NY (in Spanish). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Conheça John Textor, cartola americano que diz ter provas de manipulação no futebol brasileiro". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ Lance! (1 April 2024). "Textor acusa São Paulo e chama Palmeiras de 'campeão indigno'". Textor acusa São Paulo e chama Palmeiras de 'campeão indigno' (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ^ "FPF sai em defesa de Palmeiras e São Paulo e detona John Textor, do Botafogo: 'Denúncias vazias'". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ "STJD opta por não suspender John Textor após fim de prazo para entrega de provas". TNT Sports (in Portuguese). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "STJD denuncia John Textor por não entregar provas de corrupção no futebol brasileiro". TV Cultura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Julgamento de John Textor, do Botafogo, é adiado no STJD após pedido de vistas no processo". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  12. ^ estadaoconteudo. "Textor será 1ª testemunha ouvida em CPI no Senado; entenda diferença em relação ao caso no STJD". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Botafogo x Palmeiras: após dois adiamentos, julgamento de Textor no STJD será sexta-feira". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  14. ^ Leiras, Thayuan (3 April 2024). "Dono do Botafogo, Textor será julgado por não apresentar provas de manipulação". Dono do Botafogo, Textor será julgado por não apresentar provas de manipulação (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  15. ^ Lance! (3 April 2024). "Textor comparece à Cidade da Polícia para apresentar provas sobre manipulação de resultados - Lance!". Textor comparece à Cidade da Polícia para apresentar provas sobre manipulação de resultados - Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Senadores pedem que PF convoque Textor para apresentar provas de supostas manipulações de resultados". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Em CPI, Textor diz que manipulação no futebol 'é realidade', e que apresentará provas a senadores". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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