President of Barcelona is accused of frauds in Brasília
Sandro Rosell, the president of Barcelona and one of the most powerful team directors in the world, was accused in Brazil of benefiting illegally from a contract that didn't previously undergo a bidding process and using fake documents to organize a friendly match of Brazil's national team.
Rosell is accused of false representation and illegal exemption of bidding, in which he received R$ 9 million in public resources. If he is convicted, he can be sentenced to up to eight years in prison. He is the owner of Ailanto Marketing, a company contracted without bidding to organize the Brazil vs. Portugal friendly match in Brasília in 2008. The government of Brazil's Federal District paid R$ 9 million for the game.
Folha verified that the Federal Prosecutor's Office for the Defense of Public and Social Patrimony filed a complaint at the Federal District's State Attorney's Office in February. It was received by the 8th criminal court in Brasília, which set a date for the defense. Former governor José Roberto Arruda also was accused.
This is the first step in the investigation. Courts have ordered the case to be kept in confidentiality. Ailanto and Arruda also are being charged with a civil suit that requires the resources to be returned.
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