Ex-director and Casares ally seeks São Paulo files 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 office at the club.

The information was first reported by UOL.

Dedé is requesting the disclosure of 30 contracts signed with social department suppliers, as well as information on the amounts paid by those 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. However, the request 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 analyzing the content 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 that ensures him unrestricted access to contracts entered into by the club,” the letter states.

Some of the requested contracts were not even submitted to the Deliberative Council due to the low amounts involved. However, even in the cases that were reviewed, those documents did not remain available to council members after the vote, following 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 ordered to produce the documents, with a daily fine предусмотрена in case of noncompliance.

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

The case is part of a broader context of investigations involving the club. In addition to the inquiry related to the management of the former social director, there are investigations into the receipt of cash payments by former president Júlio Casares and cash withdrawals from Tricolor’s accounts, as well as proceedings dealing with the irregular exploitation of luxury boxes at events held at Morumbi.

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