Striker Lucas Paquetá will be compelled to give testimony before the sports betting CPI, after deputies approve his summons on Monday night, 04/09.
Previously, the player had been invited to clarify questions, but had not responded to parliamentarians.
With the summons, his presence becomes mandatory, although the possibility of testifying via videoconference cannot be ruled out, given that he currently plays for West Ham, in England.
On the other hand, fellow striker Luiz Henrique, who is now part of Betis, responded to the deputies and agreed to provide clarifications as a guest, not as an investigator.
The date for his testimony before the CPI has yet to be scheduled.
Players did not respond to the invitation to the sports betting CPI
The invitations made to Paquetá and Luiz Henrique were proposed by deputy Felipe Carreras (PSB/PE) two weeks ago, after information emerged alleging their alleged involvement in a betting scheme.
According to the Sportradar report, there was evidence of betting involving players in their teams’ matches on March 12th.
According to the document, accounts linked to people close to Paquetá placed bets on the prediction that he and Luiz Henrique would receive yellow cards, which in fact occurred.
These bets were placed in Duque de Caxias, through the BetWay website, which is a sponsor of the English team.
Due to these suspicions, the English Federation opened an investigation against Paquetá, resulting in his recall from the Brazilian team.
Understand the case involving Paquetá
West Ham player Lucas Paquetá is being investigated by the English Football Federation (FA – Football Association) on suspicion of involvement in sports betting.
A yellow card allegedly forced in a game last season prevented him from being called up for the Brazilian team’s first games in the World Cup qualifiers and also blocked his possible transfer to Manchester City.
