Action complies with search and seizure warrants and targets former São Paulo officials and intermediaries investigated for irregular ticket sales
A carries out this Wednesday (21) an operation against the illegal sale of boxes at the stadium married. Agents carry out four search and seizure warrants.
Among the targets are Mara Casares, ex-wife of retired president Júlio Casares, and Douglas Schwartzmann, assistant director of São Paulo’s youth teams. Rita Adriana, allegedly responsible for the irregular sale of a cabin, is also the target of the operation.
In December, the São Paulo Public Ministry (MP-SP) was called to investigate the illegal sale of tickets in a MorumBis box. The space at the São Paulo stadium was not officially sold, but the use was given to an intermediary, who charged the court for amounts not passed on by third parties and made the case public.
An audio released by GE shows Mara Casares and Douglas Schwartzmann, then directors of São Paulo, putting pressure on Rita de Cassia Adriana Prado, who sold tickets at the space, so that she can end the legal charge against a third person who also worked on selling tickets.
Agents carry out four search and seizure warrants
The scandal, added to another investigation by the Civil Police, which investigates an alleged scheme of embezzlement of funds in São Paulo, resulted in Casares’ removal from the presidency after the Deliberative Council approved the impeachment of the president. The dismissal still depends on approval at the club’s assembly of members.
“São Paulo Futebol Clube is a victim in this case and will contribute to the authorities in the investigation.”
In response to the operation launched this Wednesday (21), the club spoke out about the investigation. “São Paulo Futebol Clube is a victim in this case and will contribute to the authorities”, he wrote in a note.
Understand the case of selling cabins
MorumBis has several boxes that are used for games and shows. One of them is box 3A, a space that is not sold and is located in front of President Júlio Casares’ office. The place is known as the “Presidential Room”.
Mara Casares and Douglas Schwartzmann, now licensed directors of São Paulo, would be involved in a scheme to sell tickets from box 3A, an unauthorized action that would be done in a “clandestine” way, as the licensed directors themselves state in audio obtained by GE.
In this conversation, Mara and Schwartzmann speak with Rita de Cassia Adriana Padro, known as Adriana, from The Guardians Entretenimento Ltda, who would be an intermediary in the sale and transfer of the tickets for this box to third parties.
Adriana filed a lawsuit against Carolina Lima Cassemiro, from Cassemiro Eventos Ltda, accusing her of taking 60 tickets from her hands for a concert by Colombian Shakira. These 60 tickets would be sold for R$132 thousand. However, Adriana claims that she only received R$100,000. Carolina says she paid the agreed amount, is being the victim of slander and has suffered losses.
It turns out that when suing a person or company for irregularly obtaining tickets that were generated in a “clandestine” way, the case became public and became known to São Paulo. Given the situation, Mara and Schwartzmann pressured Adriana to withdraw the case so that the illicit action would not become common knowledge.
Mara says that the audios are out of context and claims that “she did not obtain her own gain of any kind”. Schwartzmann states that he had “no participation in the sale, negotiation or marketing of boxes or event tickets” and that he acted promptly to prevent a particular problem from affecting São Paulo.
The opening of the investigations was requested by the club’s superintendent, Marcio Carlomagno. He is also mentioned in the leaked audio, but says that his name was just used inappropriately.
*With Estadão Content
