John Textor, from Botafogo, tries to suspend trial for ‘not presenting evidence’ at the STJD

Suspended for 45 days by STJDof which he has already completed 28, John Textor There will be another trial to come on May 6th. This time, for not having presented the court with evidence about result manipulation in Brazilian football.

However, the shareholder of SAF do Botafogo went to the STJD last week and presented documents, such as reports from “Good Game!”. Furthermore, he requested the opening of an investigation. Thus, he tries to suspend this process.

– The discussion is deeper, it is about the essence he brought. Is it necessary to create a protocol to create the allegations of manipulation that he brought? How does a director of a sports entity become aware of this complaint? Does Sports Justice have the capacity to carry out an in-depth investigation? It does not have. It is necessary to create tools for Justice to act, so that the leader can speak out. I think the discussion is deeper here. There is no victory or defeat, we all seek a common good, which is football – he said Michel Asseff FilhoJohn Textor’s lawyer, to “UOL”.

In this trial, the American businessman could receive up to two fines of R$100,000 and a suspension of 90 to 360 days. Furthermore, if he is convicted again in the future for this reason, he could be eliminated from football.