Andrés Sanchez’s friend on Corinthians card: “I didn’t realise”

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·26 December 2025

Andrés Sanchez’s friend on Corinthians card: “I didn’t realise”

By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Editorial Team

The former president of Corinthians, Andrés Sanchez, has once again been mentioned in investigations involving the use of the club's corporate credit card. In addition to personal expenses, the executive allegedly allowed a friend to use the institution's card to make private purchases.

The person in question is Aurea Ramacciotti, who acknowledges having made payments with the card linked to Corinthians, but claims that it all happened by mistake. Fiscal documents gathered by the Public Prosecutor's Office and reviewed by ge indicate that, in August 2020, the club's card was used in two purchases registered in Aurea's name: one at an appliance store, amounting to R$ 5,184.27, and another at a furniture store, totaling R$ 7,105.89.

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When contacted by the report, Aurea stated that she has been friends with Andrés Sanchez since childhood, when they studied together, and mentioned that she also frequented the Corinthians social club. According to her, the purchases happened during the former president's move after the end of his term:

“Andrés left the (Anália Franco neighborhood) when his term ended, and since I have been his friend for 47 years and we have always helped each other, I offered to rent and set up his apartment. He was missing a TV and a washing machine. I bought them and paid with his card, but I didn't realize it was the club's card. So that's what happened.”, she explained.

Aurea also emphasized that she did not realize the card used belonged to Corinthians: “Both his cards were black with his name on them. He didn't notice and I didn't pay attention either. That's all.”, she added.

Despite the explanation, the fiscal documents analyzed do not indicate the purchase of a television or a washing machine. The invoice from the appliance store only shows the acquisition of a TV stand, compatible with devices from 32 to 65 inches. At the furniture store, items such as a side table, armchair, stool, coffee table, chair, sofa, two sofa runners, and four cushions were purchased.

For the Public Prosecutor's Office, the fact that the Corinthians card was used while the invoices were issued in Aurea's name constitutes evidence of tax document forgery, money laundering, and embezzlement.

Prosecutor Cássio Conserino, responsible for the investigation, filed a second complaint last week against Andrés Sanchez and the club's former financial manager, Roberto Gavioli. In the action, he requests that both return R$ 101,000 each to Corinthians as reimbursement.

After the new complaint, Andrés Sanchez's defense released an official statement: “The defense of Andrés Navarro Sanchez, represented by the law firm Fernando José da Costa Advogados, expresses perplexity at the new complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office, especially since it was attached to the process relating to the first complaint, which is currently suspended, and reaffirms that it will demonstrate Andrés's innocence in the regular course of the proceedings.”

Currently, Andrés is already a defendant in another case for embezzlement, also related to the use of Corinthians credit cards, but that case is currently suspended.

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