Find out how Andrés' testimony at Corinthians went and what happens next | OneFootball

The former president of Corinthians, Andrés Sanchez, appeared at Parque São Jorge last Monday to provide clarification regarding the corporate card expenses of the club during his last administration, between 2018 and 2020.

According to Gazeta Esportiva, the meeting lasted about 40 minutes. Andrés was questioned about each of the 50 suspicious expenses on the Corinthians card and justified the purchases. The former president’s lawyers were also present at the meeting but did not comment.

Leonardo Pantaleão, president of the club’s Ethics Committee, also attended the explanations. The report found that the official asked Andrés for the hearing to also be valid for the Ethics Committee. With this, he eliminated a stage of the investigations and sped up the process.

(Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Ag. Corinthians)

Next Steps

The Corinthians Justice Committee will now issue an opinion that does not mention punishments, but rather possible statutory violations. Afterwards, the Ethics and Discipline Committee will be responsible for preparing a new opinion on the case. This one may indeed suggest possible internal punishments for the former president.

The committee’s report will be sent to the Deliberative Council so that Romeu Tuma Júnior can put the matter to a plenary vote.

Prosecutor’s Office Complaint

Charged by the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP) with aggravated continued embezzlement, money laundering, and falsification of tax documents, crimes related to the expenses on Corinthians’ corporate cards, Andrés Sanchez is still awaiting a decision from the Judiciary.

The Prosecutor’s Office charged the former president on October 15, but the judge responsible for the case, Dr. Marcia Mayumi Okoda Oshiro, from the 2nd Court of Tax Crimes of São Paulo, has not yet ruled. She will be responsible for accepting or rejecting the charges.

Gazeta Esportiva found that the prosecutor in the case, Cássio Roberto Conserino, requested a response from the judge after learning that Andrés had provided clarifications to the Corinthians Justice Committee. The report also learned that the court’s decision will have a decisive impact on the outcome of the Ethics Committee’s opinion.

Suspicious Expenses

As revealed by the report, the Corinthians Justice Committee identified a series of expenses considered suspicious and that would not be related to the commitments of a president.

The committee initially listed 50 expenses, with identification of locations and amounts that, together, total R$ 190,523.54. Among the main charges separated and reviewed by the Justice Committee are expenses with hospitals, clinics and pharmacies, at furniture and electronics stores, as well as costs with an air taxi company and automotive centers.

The members of the Corinthians Justice Committee believe there is no evidence that such purchases were made for club use or were necessary for the president. The expenses do not have any type of receipt attached.

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