Casares snubs police, stays silent in São Paulo probe | OneFootball

Former São Paulo president Júlio Casares did not appear at the police station on Tuesday (12) to give explanations about possible irregularities during his administration.

Through his defense team, Casares said he would exercise his right to remain silent.

According to investigators interviewed by the portal Globo Esporte, there will be no new date for questioning, stating that the former president lost the chance to clarify the facts in light of the evidence already gathered.

The task force said Casares’s silence does not halt the proceedings and that the body of evidence is strong.

The investigations, led by the DPPC (Department of Police for the Protection of Citizenship) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, focus on suspicions of money laundering and irregularities in the luxury box sector.

Although the club is being treated as a victim, names close to Casares, such as Douglas Schwartzmann and Mara Casares, were mentioned in alleged schemes involving financial losses.

The former president’s defense disputes how the case is being handled, alleging obstruction of the defense and lack of full access to the case files.

Lawyers Daniel Bialski and Bruno Borragine claim that the police are being biased and making it difficult to access essential documents, which allegedly led to his absence from the testimony.

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