Police investigate ex-player and Vasco official over alleged recovery fraud | OneFootball

Police are investigating a suspected fraud against creditors in Vasco’s court supervised recovery, focused on ex-player Max’s debt claim and the alleged role of assembly president Alan Belaciano. According to Globo.com, detectives are probing whether unconsolidated credit was sought.

Vasco challenged in April an increase in Max’s credit from R$ 2.5 million to more than R$ 8 million. The inquiry began in May, and Max, now starting out as a coach, has already been interviewed.

Belaciano represented Max in 2016 before passing the case to lawyer Moisés Gleicher, who is also under investigation. Police are assessing whether Belaciano remained involved after being elected to head the club’s General Assembly.

Amid member protests, Belaciano said he did not help draft, negotiate or accept any creditor agreement. He argues the dispute is political after a split in the group that backed president Pedrinho, and says he stopped working for Max in 2017.

He adds that Vasco and its external firms had recognised about R$ 7 million, which with corrections rose to just over R$ 8 million. Max told police his current lawyers are Sergio Aguiar and Gleicher, and that the recovery limits would cap payment at R$ 5 million.

Investigators have heard former CEO Carlos Amodeo, ex-legal director Bianca Reis, judicial administrator representative Adriana Zamponi and finance chief Gabriel Souza. Belaciano twice missed summons and will be called again, Gleicher has also been summoned, and president Pedrinho will be heard. Police aim to finish within a month.

Amodeo and Reis reported a possible irregularity in closing the 2025 accounts and said the R$ 8 million credit was inserted by the creditor. Zamponi said the club and its SAF had recognised roughly R$ 7.9 million then about R$ 8 million, and was surprised by a later shift. The SAF Fiscal Council sought clarification on seven contested claims totalling R$ 10.8 million, including Max, and flagged a potential conflict of interest over Belaciano’s informal liaison role.

Belaciano says he is not under investigation and did not negotiate repayment terms, arguing specialists set the amounts and schedules.

Source: Globo.com

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