Corinthians ethics quiz Andrés Sanchez on R$180k card spending | OneFootball

The Ethics and Discipline Committee of the Corinthians Deliberative Council has ordered the advancement of the disciplinary process investigating expenses made with the club’s corporate card during the administration of former president Andrés Sanchez.

In a ruling signed by the committee president, Leonardo Pantaleão, last Thursday (26), a hearing for instruction and judgment via videoconference was ordered. The date for the hearing must be set within ten days from the publication of the document, respecting the maximum statutory period of 45 days for its realization. The information was initially reported by the portal Meu Timão.

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In the document, which Central do Timão had access to, 49 expenses registered on the corporate card between 2018 and 2020 are listed, with a total value exceeding R$ 180,000 – see the list below. The invoices were attached to the process and, according to the ruling, allow the identification of dates, amounts, and establishments where the expenses occurred.

The Ethics Committee ordered Andrés Sanchez to present individualized explanations for each transaction, accompanied by documentation that proves any institutional connection of the expenses or possible reimbursement to the club. This determination is important because, so far, Corinthians has not made any institutional statement about the existence of possible irregularities in the use of the club’s corporate card, whether for internal investigation purposes or to cooperate with investigations conducted by the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office on the matter.

The ruling also emphasizes that the listing of expenses does not represent a pre-judgment, but aims to “define the object of the investigation with technical precision,” in order to organize the adversarial process and guide the instruction phase of the proceedings.

The document also notes that the transcript of Andrés Sanchez’s testimony, given before the Justice Committee in December of last year, was attached to the case files. Thus, the statements of the former president are now considered as evidence in the process conducted by the Ethics Committee, avoiding the repetition of procedural acts and helping to speed up the evidence production phase.

Expenses listed in the process

Among the expenses cited in the document are payments made between 2018 and 2020 at restaurants, hotels, stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, duty-free shops, and even helicopter charters, as well as expenses incurred both in Brazil and abroad:

2018

Albert Einstein Hospital — R$ 5,311.64

Trip to Madrid and London — R$ 23,468.71

Adega Santiago (Madrid) — R$ 535.85

Boizão Restaurant (São Paulo) — R$ 4,295.56

2019

Fabricca — R$ 2,291.64

Sumuo Soluções — R$ 2,400

Duty Free Ezeiza (Argentina) — R$ 2,740.30

OBA Hortifruti — R$ 848.52

Restaurant in Manaus — R$ 902.22

Rubaiyat — R$ 1,450.47

Bracia Parrilla — R$ 1,300.58

Fabricca — R$ 1,483.69

Anália Franco — R$ 1,332

Drogaria Raia — R$ 1,493.17 and R$ 341.50

Torero Valese — R$ 1,832.92

Paris 6 — R$ 837

Garcia Restaurant (Montevideo) — R$ 1,244.16

San Roque (Montevideo) — R$ 1,444.61

Freeshop Duty — R$ 456.18

Brooksfield — R$ 1,399.70

Takedo (Porto Alegre) — R$ 928.95

Club House (Montevideo) — R$ 910.55

Tejo Brasília — R$ 7,198.95

RKV Studio Villa Hair — R$ 430

Sunglass Hut (Guarulhos Airport) — R$ 800

Baduê — R$ 1,358.26

H. Stern (Rio de Janeiro) — R$ 5,022

2020

Zé Maria Restaurant (Fernando de Noronha) — R$ 6,980.40

Villa Hair — R$ 405

Wellington Hotel (Madrid) — R$ 22,806.33

Sonda Tatuapé — R$ 392

Automotive center — R$ 207.58

Stars (Douglas) — R$ 1,245.33

Testomaster (Itajaí) — R$ 480

Automotive center — R$ 243.70

Open Box 2 — R$ 4,105.89

Fast Shop — R$ 5,184.27

Helimarte Air Taxi — R$ 30,700

MMBF Comércio de Artigos — R$ 1,500

Fleury Matriz — R$ 1,593.33 (two installments)

Mercado Pago Prime — R$ 9,699

Evosala Pronta — R$ 10,400

Duty Free WDFG (Madrid) — R$ 2,553.96

SGH (Madrid) — R$ 1,482.09

Villa Hair — R$ 415

Cicchetti Pipa (Tibau do Sul/RN) — R$ 444.40

Guarairas Tour — Tibau do Sul — R$ 6,750

Hotel Sombra e Água Fresca — Tibau do Sul – R$ 2,222.50

Oba Frigorífico — 1,216.66

Next steps

The hearing will be held virtually and must take place within the maximum period of 45 days as set out in the Ethics Committee’s regulations. The attendance of Andrés Sanchez is optional; he may present his statement through his lawyers or indicate witnesses for possible evidence production.

Once the instruction phase is concluded, the Ethics Committee will open a five-day period for the defense’s final statement. Afterwards, the body will prepare an opinion to be forwarded to the club’s Deliberative Council, responsible for analyzing and judging the case. Possible recommendations include archiving the process, issuing a warning, suspension, or even expulsion of the former president from the Corinthians membership roster.

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