Romário gathers signatures to set up congress probe on Brazil's top soccer body
Senator Romário Farias 
A day after the arrest of FIFA officers, including the former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), José Maria Marin, the Senate was requested to set up a Congressional Committee of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate the CBF and the local organizing committee of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The petition was filed by former soccer star, now senator Romário Farias, who managed to gather 53 signatures supporting the creation of a CPI. The committee will consist of seven full members appointed by party leaders based on the proportion of party seats.
“This is the time to restore ethics in soccer, we can't miss this opportunity. We hope to dig into the inner workings of CBF,” said Romário, who was the captain of the Brazilian squad that won the USA '94 World Cup.
The CPI will have 180 days to investigate potential fraud in contracts for games of the Brazilian squad, national competitions organized by the CBF, as well as the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup, both staged in Brazil. Marin is implicated in negotiating $109 million worth of bribes in the dealings for broadcasting rights on the Copa America (a South American tournament of national soccer teams occasionally joined by other guest teams) until 2023.
Translated by Mayra Borges
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