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To sell and advertise their product, drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro have organized football matches with prize money, an example of how even low-level criminals are the culture of Brazilian football to capture illicit money.
Police have been informed that the alleged drug-funded parties – which take a position in Rio’s S-Gonolo district – are followed through parties where they trade their goods, the balloon G1 reported.
One of those matches, nicknamed the “Clssico dos Milhaes” (Million Derthrough), the call-up used through the venues for clashes between rivals in Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, earned the winning team 50,000 reais (about $8,900). , which took place on October 4, used a combination of amateur and former professional players. Police are investigating the award and have spoken to several players.
After an attack several years ago, heavily armed men fired into the air to celebrate a victory. The attack also took place in the municipality of Sao Gonolo, according to a report by the Journal de Record. known to be drug hot spots.
Street football and drug sales go hand in hand in countries, and gambling has long been linked to high-level corruption in Brazil.
In Argentina, fan-led football gangs, known as “white bars,” were stagnant promoting drugs and caring about other rackets, as well as getting relief on parking sales near stadiums.
In Brazil, football has been used as a front for all kinds of criminal activities. André de Oliveira Macedo, alleged leader of one of Brazil’s most giant criminal organizations, the capital’s first commando (Primeiro Comando da Capital ( PCC) – arrested in September 2019 for organizing giant shipments of cocaine to Europe. Better known as “André do Rap”, he claimed his wealth, which included a $1. 5 million yacht and a luxury home in Rio, came here from his role as an agent of football stars and artists.
Sport has also facilitated graft projects.
In 2017, the former governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes for the award of structure contracts for the Maracano football stadium.
Corruption has also reached the level of sport, adding high-level events. During the 2014 World Cup, Brazilian police investigated several officials and ex-replayers for their alleged role in a bribery scheme related to resale of fit tickets.
In a country where football is on the brink of a religion, it is unexpected that everyone from corrupt executives to low-level drug traffickers uses the game to fill their pockets.