Prosecutors refer Corinthians no-contract company case to federal police | OneFootball

The São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPSP) has forwarded to the Federal Police the investigation involving Mega Assessoria Operacional Ltda, a company mentioned in the inquiry into the work of security professionals inside Corinthians.

According to information from UOL, the order was signed by prosecutor Cassio Roberto Conserino last Friday and determines that a copy of the case be sent to the Private Security Control Division (Delesp), the Federal Police unit responsible for overseeing companies that provide private security services.

According to the document, a search using Mega Assessoria’s corporate taxpayer ID found that the company does not have authorization from the Federal Police to operate in the private security sector. The prosecutor also states that there is sufficient evidence for the company’s activities to be analyzed under the Private Security Statute, the legislation that establishes the rules for the operation of this type of activity.

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Also according to the order, this understanding was based on the analysis of testimony gathered during the investigation, documents sent by Corinthians, requests submitted by club members, and a written statement from Fernando José da Silva, known as Nandão, partner and owner of Mega Assessoria Operacional Ltda.

In Conserino’s assessment, the material gathered indicates that the company may have operated on Corinthians’ premises with “possibly armed” guards, without meeting the legal requirements for providing this type of service.

With the decision, all the contents of the investigation will be sent to the Federal Police, and it will be up to Delesp to analyze the documentation and decide whether any action will be taken at the federal level.

The order also mentions the possibility that the conduct could fall under article 50 of the Private Security Statute, which deals with providing security services without authorization to operate. The prosecutor adds that the investigation takes into account information that the company would still be operating.

Despite being forwarded to the Federal Police, the order does not represent a conclusion that a crime occurred, nor does it constitute a judicial decision. It is simply the submission of the material for analysis by the competent authority.

Differences

The main disagreement in the investigation is related to the nature of the service provided by Mega Assessoria Operacional. While the Public Prosecutor’s Office believes there are signs of activity in the private security field, the company maintains that it only carried out access control, an activity which, according to its defense, does not depend on authorization from the Federal Police.

In May, when the inquiry began, the company’s owner, Fernando José da Silva, known as Nandão, told UOL that Mega Assessoria does not provide private security services. According to him, the company’s work is limited to controlling people’s entry and exit, without performing functions covered by the legislation regulating security companies.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office, however, believes that the elements gathered throughout the investigation justify an analysis from the perspective of the Private Security Statute. For this reason, prosecutor Cassio Roberto Conserino decided to forward all the documentation to the Federal Police, which will be responsible for assessing whether there were any irregularities.

Mega Assessoria’s role has also become part of the political crisis experienced by Corinthians in recent months. The issue was raised by club members and cited in impeachment requests submitted during the period of administrative instability.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office order itself mentions documents sent by Corinthians and requests made by members among the elements considered in the investigation. In addition, Fernando José da Silva also began to be mentioned in different episodes linked to Corinthians’ political crisis, and forwarding the case to the Federal Police represents another development in the investigation.

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