Jonas kept in Portugal and reported to the investigation | Portuguese football

According to the radio, the Portuguese government’s Foreigners and Border Service contacted Jonas after the Interpol alert. After that, two inspectors from the IRS accompanied him. People close to the former athlete referred to General Electric That the Brazilian was not investigated, but Benfica.

The former player has been warned that his old contract with the Portuguese national team is under investigation and should be recalled to provide more information on the matter.. However, the Portuguese press says he is among the accused.

CMTV notes that a lighter measure of coercion has been applied to Jonas, which is the term for identity and residence. In the Portuguese constitution, the appeal limits the freedom of the accused, obligating him not to change his place of residence or appear before the authorities if he is notified. The Brazilian was released shortly after updating his registration data with the country’s government.

Portuguese publications indicate that 48 people and 34 contracts from clubs in the league are being investigated, including midfielder Danilo Pereira (now at Paris Saint-Germain) with Porto and Brazilian Bruno Cesar with Sporting.

The investigation is part of Operation Out of Play, which between March 2015 and the end of 2020 opened six investigations and indicted 129 people, including football players, agents, mediators, lawyers, managers and sports organizations.

In a second phase of the process, called the “red card”, business between clubs and third parties was investigated, and there were searches of clubs such as BenficaPorto, Sporting, Braga and Vitoria de Guimarães. FifthEder Militao from Porto to Real Madrid investigated, and Benfica president Luis Felipe Vieira was arrested.