Brazilian Courts Say that Fixing Results is OK
Bruno Romani | Aug 21, 2009 | Comments 0
Some of you may remember the scandal of result fixture in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro. At the time, referees Edílson Pereira de Carvalho and Paulo José Danelon were caught being bribed by “investors” to fix results that would benefit their bets in international websites. When caught, Carvalho was even jailed and confessed his participation. The 11 matches in which carvalho worked were played again, and, with the different results, Corinthians ended was the champion.
Four years later, however, the Sao Paulo Court of Justice, represented by appeal judges Cristiano Kuntz, Franciso Menin e Fernando Miranda, decided to drop the case. The reason? According to them, “there are no laws to punish them”. Unlike other countries, there’s no jurisprudence in Brazil – which means that laws must be created first before judging the cases (this is my moronic explanation. I’m sure some of you can help me with that). Since Brazilian law says nothing about referees fixing results, they’re free to do so.
SHAME!
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