SCOMMESSE SPORTIVE
Brasile – Proseguirà l'inchiesta sulle partite truccate
By James - 18 marzo 2024
A parliamentary inquiry commission (CPI) into match fixing in Brazilian football has been approved by senators. The President of the Federal Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, announced the opening of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate match-fixing in Brazilian football last week.
The CPI of Sports Betting is in response to a request filed by former football player and lawmaker Senatore Romario il quale ha affermato di voler aprire una commissione parlamentare d'inchiesta sulla vicenda. Il CPI indagherà sui fatti relativi alle accuse e ai sospetti di manipolazione nello sport che coinvolgono atleti, funzionari e società di scommesse.
Nel presentare la sua richiesta, il senatore ha evidenziato un rapporto di Sportradar per giustificare la necessità dell'inchiesta. Sportradar Integrity Services, un'unità di Sportradar, ha recentemente pubblicato il suo rapporto annuale, 'Scommesse su corruzione e partite truccate nel 2023’. It reported that compared to 2022, there was a notable decline in suspicious matches detected in Brazil (-44), although it still retained the top spot globally.
The company flagged 109 matches as suspicious in 2023.
“This places us as the country with the highest number of matches analyzed under these circumstances. After years of a completely unregulated market and due to the enormous amount of money that the sector moves, we can no longer turn a blind eye to what is happening to the integrity of our sport, which is the number one and most popular sport on the planet, the passion of everyone, not just Brazilians,” Romário said.
“It is always important to emphasize that, besides being an iconic and symbolic asset of our country on a global scale, football represents an important segment of our economy. There are tens of thousands of direct jobs and many more indirect ones, with the potential for even more if not for structural problems like this, which centrally affects the credibility of the game. We have a duty to thoroughly investigate the confirmed practice of these crimes, with the prerogative of a parliamentary inquiry,” stated Romário.
The CPI of Sports Betting will be composed of 11 titular senators and seven substitutes who will still be indicated by parties and their leaders.
The deadline for the conclusion of the work is 180 days, which can be extended for an equal period.
