Court dismisses charges against Andrés and ex-Corinthians director | OneFootball

The São Paulo Court has rejected the charges brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against the former president of Corinthians, Andrés Sanchez, and the former financial director, Roberto Gavioli. The pair were accused of money laundering and tax crimes due to expenses made with the club’s corporate card.

The decision was signed by Judge Marcia Mayumi Okoda Oshiro, of the 2nd Court for Tax Crimes, Criminal Organization, and Money Laundering of São Paulo. The judge understood that “there is no just cause” for opening a criminal case.

According to the judge, there was no money laundering, since the expenses were for personal purchases, without any attempt to reintroduce the funds into the economy with an appearance of legality.

Regarding the charge of tax crime, the judge stated that cases of this nature can only be analyzed after the conclusion of the administrative tax process, in accordance with the understanding of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). It is worth noting that the accusation of embezzlement has not yet been dismissed and is still being investigated by the regular criminal court.

The information was initially published by Blog do Paulinho and confirmed by Gazeta Esportiva.

(Photo: Agência Corinthians)

The court had already rejected the charges of money laundering and tax crime last year, but the decision ended up being suspended at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office prosecutor, Cássio Roberto Conserino. He filed a motion for disqualification, alleging bias in the case.

The investigation was forwarded to the Special Chamber of the São Paulo Court of Justice, which confirmed Judge Marcia Mayumi Okoda Oshiro’s competence to rule on the charges.

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Recall the charges

On October 15, 2025, the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office charged Andrés Sanchez and Roberto Gavioli with crimes committed in the use of Corinthians’ corporate cards between August 2018 and December 2020.

Due to interest and monetary correction, the Prosecutor’s Office demanded reimbursement of more than R$ 480,000. In addition, the prosecution also demanded payment of R$ 360,000 (75% of the total amount) from each, for moral and material damages to the club.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office is not only investigating Andrés Sanchez’s term, but also possible irregularities in the administrations of two other former Corinthians presidents: Duilio Monteiro Alves and Augusto Melo. The former, in fact, has already become a defendant in court for the crime of embezzlement.

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