Corinthians advance probe, prosecutors push action on Andrés Sanchez

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·2 December 2025

Corinthians advance probe, prosecutors push action on Andrés Sanchez

By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Newsroom

Former Corinthians president Andrés Sanchez appeared at Parque São Jorge last Monday (1st), accompanied by his lawyers, after being summoned by the Justice Committee of the Deliberative Council to clarify possible improper personal expenses made with the corporate card during his last administration, between 2018 and 2020.

Although Andrés had already provided explanations to Cori (Advisory Council) previously, the official procedure was only initiated now by the Justice Committee, which continued with the internal investigation process. The tendency is that other involved parties will also be summoned in the coming days. The hearings will be monitored by the president of the Ethics Committee, Leonardo Pantaleão.

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Parallel to the internal process, Andrés is also responding to a complaint from the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office (MP-SP) for aggravated continued embezzlement, money laundering, and falsification of tax documents.

In October, Corinthians' financial department sent all invoices related to the three years of the former president's term to the Justice Committee. After analysis, the body identified approximately R$ 190,000 in suspicious expenses, related to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, furniture stores, electronics, automotive services, and even an air taxi company. According to the Committee, there is no proof that such expenses are linked to the club’s needs, and no receipts were attached to the expenses.

Before Andrés, the Committee had already heard from former financial director Matias Ávila, who gave testimony via videoconference. Once the analysis is completed, the case will go to the Ethics and Discipline Committee, chaired by Pantaleão, who is responsible for issuing the opinion that will be forwarded to the Deliberative Council, to be put to a vote by Romeu Tuma Júnior.

Public Prosecutor demands speed from the Court in complaint against Andrés and former manager

While Corinthians conducts its internal investigation, prosecutor Cassio Roberto Conserino, from MP-SP, sent a petition last Monday to Judge Márcia Mayumi Okoda Oshiro, head of the 2nd Court Specialized in Tax Crimes, Criminal Organization, and Asset and Money Laundering, requesting that the complaint filed on October 14, 2025, be analyzed more quickly.

In the document, Conserino requests that the case involving Andrés Sanchez and former financial manager Roberto Gavioli be considered by the Judiciary, highlighting the seriousness of the facts. The prosecutor also mentioned that Corinthians is conducting its own investigation into the use of the corporate card.

The complaint from the Public Prosecutor's Office, received 49 days ago, accuses Andrés of the crimes of embezzlement, money laundering, and falsification of tax documents. Gavioli, in turn, is charged with embezzlement and money laundering. It is up to the judge to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to make both defendants — a decision that, according to Conserino, is taking longer than expected. If accepted, a criminal case will be opened; if rejected, the case will be closed.

The former president came under the Public Prosecutor's scrutiny in August, after the expenses made with the corporate card during his second term became public. According to the complaint, Andrés allegedly used R$ 480,000 of the club's money for personal expenses, ranging from watches to luxury trips. Beyond the return of the money, the Public Prosecutor's Office requests that he and Gavioli pay R$ 1.1 million to Corinthians, including penalties and compensation.

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