BMW seized, directors under pressure: São Paulo face police probe | OneFootball

While the intermediary of the Morumbi VIP box scheme was pressing São Paulo FC officials to get her luxury car as part of an alleged agreement, those same officials, Douglas Schwartzmann and Mara Casares, were trying to coerce Rita de Cassia Adriana Prado to withdraw a lawsuit filed against a third party involved.

This is the delightful Christmas atmosphere at São Paulo FC, where Santa Claus, lights, and decorations have been replaced by Civil Police investigations and compromising accusations within the club.

Duo on the Hot Seat

As revealed by UOL this Wednesday (24), the licensed directors of Tricolor, Douglas Schwartzmann and Mara Casares, are also being investigated for coercion during the course of the inquiry process.

Among other ongoing investigations are withdrawals from São Paulo’s account, deposits made to officials, and embezzlement totaling more than R$ 10 million.

The board members are being investigated for an alleged scheme involving the clandestine sale of VIP box tickets for concerts at Morumbi stadium.

In the leaked audio recordings that point to the infraction, Douglas and Mara pressured intermediary Adriana for about 40 minutes to withdraw the lawsuit that would end up exposing everyone involved.

Where’s my BMW?

The recordings also show that Adriana applied her own pressure, questioning the officials about a luxury vehicle she was supposed to receive in exchange for the clandestine sale of VIP boxes.

“And what happened with the Osten case, Douglas? Everyone got the car and I didn’t?” she said in a segment released by UOL. And the duo did not hesitate.

“I didn’t get the car, for example, I didn’t get anything,” said Mara Casares. Douglas replied: “Hold on a second, the one who got the car from Osten was São Paulo Futebol Clube.” “Alright, but I was the one who brokered everything,” Adriana insisted.

Schwartzmann then was blunt and pressed: “But who are you supposed to charge? Who are you charging? What do you want me to do? Do you want São Paulo to give you the car? You were the one who made the deal, you were the one who introduced Osten to São Paulo. The one who agreed to give you a car in front of me was that Erika (referring to Erika Amigo, former marketing and customer experience director at Osten).”

The Agreement Between São Paulo and Osten

São Paulo had a commercial agreement with Osten Group, the BMW dealership operating in the capital, which provided for the granting of a VIP box at Morumbi stadium in exchange for the provision of luxury vehicles for club officials.

Osten made 12 vehicles available to Tricolor, seven of which were armored and five unarmored. Among the armored ones were a BMW X5 50 XLINE 2025, valued at R$ 746,241 thousand, and six units of the BMW IX1 20 XLINE 2025, each valued at R$ 366,740 thousand.

The others were BYD King GS 2025 models, each valued at R$ 193,798 thousand. Only those authorized by president Julio Casares could use the vehicles.

According to UOL, Casares was directly responsible for distributing the 12 vehicles within the club. Four were assigned to the presidency, two to the social department, one to the financial sector, three to football, and two to the administrative area.

Osten confirmed that Adriana acted as an intermediary at the start of negotiations, but denied any agreement to provide a BMW to the businesswoman. The group ended its partnership with São Paulo early in November and explained why.

“We also clarify that, given the failure to achieve the expected results in terms of exposure, Osten decided to terminate the sponsorship contract, having formally notified the club on November 3, 2025, with the return of the vehicles established within the contractual period of 30 (thirty) days,” announced the dealership.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.