Andrés Sanchez defence submits to Corinthians ethics committee | OneFootball

The defense of former Corinthians president Andrés Sanchez submitted its final arguments last Monday (6) to the club’s Ethics and Discipline Committee in the case investigating expenses made with the corporate card during his administration.

With the document submitted, the case now enters the stage in which the internal body drafts its opinion. The submission of the final arguments marks the end of the evidentiary phase of the disciplinary proceeding, which investigates expenses incurred between 2018 and 2020, corresponding to the former official’s second term.

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During the internal investigation, 49 transactions made with the corporate card were listed, totaling more than R$ 180,000. Among the expenses identified are bills at restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, pharmacies, stores, purchases at duty-free shops, and even helicopter chartering, incurred in Brazil and abroad.

The submission of the defense’s final statement comes after the decision to waive testimony that had initially been scheduled as part of the investigation. The hearing was even rescheduled for March 26, after a request for postponement on the grounds of a possible conflict with a precautionary measure restricting the former president’s contact with officials at Parque São Jorge. Later, the defense chose not to appear and informed that it would express itself exclusively through the final arguments.

Now, it will be up to the Ethics Committee to analyze the arguments presented by the defense, as well as the documentation gathered throughout the process. The internal expectation is that the opinion will be drafted within a relatively short period, although without a formal deadline.

According to reporting by Central do Timão, the review requires caution due to the volume of material. Even so, the committee is seeking to move the case forward swiftly, while respecting standards of reasonableness and complexity, with the possibility of concluding it in about ten days.

Once this stage is completed, the opinion will first be discussed within the Ethics Committee itself and then forwarded to the president of the Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior. It will be up to the body to evaluate the report and decide, in a plenary vote, on any possible sanctions.

Among the measures provided for in Corinthians’ bylaws is even the possibility of recommending expulsion from the membership, depending on the committee’s conclusions. Before that, however, the body must examine whether the expenses incurred have an institutional justification or whether there was any reimbursement to the club, as was requested from the former president throughout the investigation.

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