Former Corinthians president faces trial for embezzlement | OneFootball

The São Paulo Court has made Duilio Monteiro Alves, former president of Corinthians, a defendant after accepting the charges brought by the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office (MP-SP) for the crime of embezzlement.

Duilio is accused of using the club’s credit card to pay for personal expenses, such as beer, cigarettes, and even tadalafil, a medication for erectile dysfunction, between 2021 and 2023. The same happened with former president Andrés Sanchez.

The purchases attributed to Duilio Monteiro Alves totaled R$ 35,000. Adjusted for inflation, the amount rose to R$ 41,800. In addition to the reimbursement of this amount, the prosecutor is also requesting that the former president pay R$ 31,300 as compensation for material damages to Corinthians.

The charges were accepted by Judge Elaine Cristina Pulcineli Vieira Gonçalves, of the 15th Criminal Court of São Paulo. The judge rejected some of the prosecutor’s requests.

The information was initially reported by ge.

What does Duilio say?

Duilio Monteiro Alves’ defense stated that they are aware of the decision. The lawyers emphasize that, from now on, they will be able to demonstrate point by point that there was no wrongdoing by the former president.

The legal team also highlighted that the judicial decision itself rejected requests considered excessive by the Public Prosecutor’s Office — such as the lifting of banking and tax secrecy, the freezing of assets, and other restrictive measures — due to a lack of elements justifying such actions.

“The defense of Duilio Monteiro Alves reaffirms its confidence in the Judiciary and in due legal process, certain that all facts will be duly clarified throughout the course of the proceedings,” they said in a statement.

Read the full statement from the defense

“The defense of Duilio Monteiro Alves informs that it has taken note of the judicial decision accepting the charges brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, a measure that represents the formal beginning of the process, a stage in which the facts will be analyzed with the guarantee of adversarial proceedings and full defense.

In the same decision, the Court denied requests made by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, such as the lifting of banking and tax secrecy, the freezing of assets, and other restrictive measures, understanding that there were no elements to justify such actions.

The defense of Duilio Monteiro Alves reaffirms its confidence in the Judiciary and in due legal process, certain that all facts will be duly clarified throughout the course of the proceedings.”

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