Prosecutor urges electronic tag for Andrés Sanchez over breach | OneFootball

The São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office (MP-SP) has submitted a request to the court for the former president of Corinthians, Andrés Sanchez, to be subjected to electronic ankle bracelet monitoring. The agency is also seeking the retention of the former executive's Spanish passport and the retrieval of call records made and received on his cell phone between December 30, 2025, and February 25, 2026.

The request, signed by the prosecutor who charged Andrés with embezzlement of club funds, is based on the allegation of non-compliance with precautionary measures. The basis includes the testimony of Antônio Jorge Rachid, the current secretary-general of Corinthians, who informed the MP that he received a phone call from Sanchez on January 30. According to Rachid, the contacts were recurring.

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Since the end of last year, Andrés Sanchez has been subject to restrictions imposed by the court, including a prohibition on communicating with Corinthians executives. The precautionary measures were determined in the context of the lawsuit in which the former president is accused of misuse of the club's corporate card.

According to the prosecutor, more than 200 transactions were identified between August 2018 and February 2021, which, adjusted for inflation and interest, would amount to approximately R$ 581,000. At the end of 2025, the former president became a defendant under the accusation of embezzlement.

The progress of the case was interrupted in December after the Public Prosecutor's Office questioned the actions of Judge Marcia Mayumi Okoda Oshiro, alleging a possible conflict of interest involving lawyer Fernando José da Costa, Sanchez's defender. However, the São Paulo Court of Justice concluded there were no elements to constitute suspicion.

Contacted by ge, Andrés Sanchez's defense released a statement criticizing the measures requested by the Public Prosecutor's Office, calling them disproportionate. The lawyers also state that the club has not yet recognized any irregularities related to the use of the corporate card and informed that they will take the appropriate legal measures.

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