Accused of having account in Switzerland, Romario calls for tax investigation

Involved in several issues in the Senate, including the establishment of football CPI, Senator Romario (PSB-RJ) said, on Friday, on the bank account which supposedly keeps in Switzerland.See the report target, speculation was treated naturally by Romario, who sent a request asking the Attorney General to speed up the investigations.

In an interview with O Globo, Romario revealed that the account holder was Swiss bank BSI at the time that he served in Europe during the 1990s "When I played in Europe, had account in BSI. Just do not know what year. I do not remember but I believe that if the account is not busy, it is automatically closed, "said the former athlete, who lived in Europe between 1988 and 1994, when he defended Ajax of the Netherlands and Barcelona.

Romario wrote letter to Dr. Rodrigo Janot, the Attorney General, to the Swiss prosecutors begin investigation into the alleged undeclared goods by the Brazilian in foreign territory. "I request to be officiated to the prosecutor of Switzerland to initiate investigation procedures in order to ascertain whether the alleged bank account really exists and has been busy some value," said the statement.

Recently, the former athlete's name was mentioned in an Edson Ribeiro recording, lawyer of former director of Petrobras, Nestor Cervero, about an alleged favoritisms scheme that combines the succession of Mayor Eduardo Paes in Rio de Janeiro to the blind of any funds obtained from Swiss bank and not declared to the tax authorities by Romario.

An operation of the Federal Police (PF), including, arrested on Friday lawyer Edson Ribeiro, placed in the hands of police after landing at Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro.Romario, which should support the candidate Pedro Paulo in City Hall if they do not compete, was defended by the current mayor, Eduardo Paes.

"I have an understanding with Romario senator that if he does not come candidate will support the Pedro Paulo" he said, taking the opportunity to reject the statements of Delcídio Amaral and Edson Ribeiro in the recordings. "I think unfortunate these charges that have been denied to the press vehicle that published them," said Paes, referring to the withdrawal of View after disclosure of the rumor in July.