Ex-director and Casares ally seeks São Paulo papers in court for defence | OneFootball

Antônio Donizeti Gonçalves, known as Dedé, former social director of São Paulo, has turned to the courts to gain access to a series of documents related to his time in charge at the club.

The information was first reported by UOL.

Dedé is requesting the disclosure of 30 contracts signed with social-area suppliers, as well as information on the amounts paid by these partners to São Paulo.

The move comes amid investigations into suspected irregularities in agreements made during the period when Dedé headed the department, between January 2021 and January 2026.

According to him, the material is necessary for his defense in one of the three criminal investigations involving the club.

Before taking the matter to court, the former executive sought the documents through extrajudicial means. The request, however, was formally denied by São Paulo in a letter signed by president Harry Massis Júnior. In its response, the club argues that the former director has no prerogative to access this type of information.

“After reviewing the contents of the notice, it should be clarified that Mr. Antônio Donizeti Gonçalves, in his capacity as former general social director, does not have any legitimacy or statutory prerogative ensuring him unrestricted access to contracts signed by the club,” the letter says.

Some of the requested contracts were not even submitted to the Deliberative Council because of the low amounts involved. However, even in cases where they were reviewed, those documents did not remain available to council members after the vote, in line with the standard adopted in Tricolor’s internal system, which does not allow them to be downloaded.

In light of the denial, Dedé filed a lawsuit requesting that the club be compelled to produce the documents, with a daily fine in the event of noncompliance.

So far, São Paulo has not yet been formally served in the case.

The case is part of a broader backdrop of investigations involving the club. In addition to the inquiry related to the former social director’s tenure, there are investigations into cash payments allegedly received by former president Júlio Casares and cash withdrawals from Tricolor’s accounts, as well as proceedings concerning the irregular exploitation of VIP boxes during events at Morumbi.

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