MP-SP gives Corinthians deadline over Stabile security firm | OneFootball

The São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP) has given Corinthians five days to submit documents and clarifications regarding the hiring of Bear Security, the company responsible for the personal security of president Osmar Stabile.

The order appears in a ruling signed on August 31 by prosecutor Cassio Roberto Conserino, obtained by Central do Timão. The Prosecutor’s Office requested from the club the details of the security guards working on Stabile’s behalf, the contract signed with the company, the administrative file, and the documents authorizing the hiring, as well as the professionals’ work schedule.

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The prosecutors also questioned what measures were taken by the club regarding the company in light of the lack of authorization from the Federal Police to operate in the private security sector. In the ruling, Conserino states that this circumstance has already led to the request for a federal police investigation, according to a certificate attached to the proceedings.

The prosecutor also warned the club that any omission by those responsible in removing a company not authorized to operate in the security field could result in liability within the scope of the investigation.

The order is a new development in the investigation opened by the MP-SP to examine possible indirect remuneration of Osmar Stabile through payments made by Corinthians to Bear Security. The inquiry originated from information presented by club members in the context of an impeachment request against the president.

According to the documents sent to the prosecutors, the company responsible for Stabile’s personal security was allegedly being paid with Corinthians’ own funds, rather than by the executive benefiting from the service. In an earlier ruling, Conserino noted that the elements presented indicated payments of R$ 586,987.65 to Bear Security through invoices issued to the club.

If this hypothesis is confirmed, the use of Corinthians’ funds to cover a private expense of the president could be analyzed as a possible form of indirect remuneration, which would have to be weighed against the club’s bylaws. So far, however, there is no conclusion by the Public Prosecutor’s Office that this actually occurred.

Bear Security’s status before the Federal Police has also become one of the main points of the investigation. Law No. 14,967/2024, which established the Private Security Statute, regulates private security activities in the country and sets the requirement for authorization from the competent authority to carry out the activities covered by the legislation.

According to the elements reviewed by the prosecutors, Bear Security does not have authorization from the Federal Police to operate in the sector. The prosecutor’s ruling seeks precisely to clarify how a company in this condition was hired by Corinthians and what internal procedures were adopted to verify its compliance.

The requested documentation will also allow the Public Prosecutor’s Office to compare the services actually provided with the payments made by the club. For this reason, in addition to the contract and the administrative documents, the Prosecutor’s Office requested the identification of the professionals and their respective work schedules.

Hiring was justified by Corinthians

In a previous statement on the case, Corinthians said that the hiring of Bear Security followed internal governance and compliance procedures. According to the club, the choice was motivated by the company’s credibility and the relationship of trust built with the professionals involved.

The company, based in Rio de Janeiro, was first mentioned in a report by Sport Insider, considered by the prosecutors to be among the elements that contributed to the opening of the inquiry. The publication pointed out that Bear Security had Corinthians as its only known client and was not regularized before the Federal Police to provide private security services.

The investigation into the company was opened independently based on elements identified in a Criminal Investigative Procedure (PIC) already underway at the MP-SP. The case is proceeding in parallel with other inquiries related to the club’s management.

In the same context, the Public Prosecutor’s Office is also following questions regarding the hiring of Mega Assessoria Operacional, a company that allegedly provided services to Corinthians without a written contract.

With the new ruling, the club will have five days to submit the requested information. Based on the documentation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office may order new measures and assess the existence of any irregularities.

For now, the investigation remains at the fact-finding stage, and there is no conclusion by the MP that Osmar Stabile received indirect remuneration or committed any irregularity. The purpose of the measures is to gather elements to confirm or rule out the suspicions presented to the prosecutors.

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