The Rio de Janeiro Prosecutor’s Office denounced Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic for administrative irregularities in a case related to his visit to that Brazilian city in 2012, local media reported today.
The civil action presented by the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro aims to recover 2.74 million reais (about 840,000 dollars) for public coffers, according to the versions.
Since 2016, the authorities have been investigating possible administrative irregularities by the Rio regional government in the service provision contract that was signed with the former world number one to inaugurate a soccer field. tennis in Rocinha, the largest favela in the Rio de Janeiro city.
It also included an exhibition match against Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten, at the Maracanazinho.
The two contracted companies with which it was negotiated, Deki 10 Eventos e Ensino, which has among its partners the former Serbian footballer Dejan Petkovic and Grupo Adma Eventos, are also the subject of the investigations.
In the investigation, cited by the GloboEsporte blog ‘Break Point’, the authorities emphasize that the contract, whose value amounted to 1.1 million dollars, was signed without having sufficient budget availability for coverage.
According to the action, filed in the ninth court of Public Finance of Rio de Janeiro, in the hiring of companies there could also be an irregular waiver of bidding.
Djokovic, 30 years old and current number 14 on the ATP list, completes his set-up to return to the tracks of tennis after chaining several injuries to his elbow that have cut his projection in the world rankings dry. EFE
The civil action presented by the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro aims to recover 2.74 million reais (about 840,000 dollars) for public coffers, according to the versions.
Since 2016, the authorities have been investigating possible administrative irregularities by the Rio regional government in the service provision contract that was signed with the former world number one to inaugurate a soccer field. tennis in Rocinha, the largest favela in the Rio de Janeiro city.
It also included an exhibition match against Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten, at the Maracanazinho.
The two contracted companies with which it was negotiated, Deki 10 Eventos e Ensino, which has among its partners the former Serbian footballer Dejan Petkovic and Grupo Adma Eventos, are also the subject of the investigations.
In the investigation, cited by the GloboEsporte blog ‘Break Point’, the authorities emphasize that the contract, whose value amounted to 1.1 million dollars, was signed without having sufficient budget availability for coverage.
According to the action, filed in the ninth court of Public Finance of Rio de Janeiro, in the hiring of companies there could also be an irregular waiver of bidding.
Djokovic, 30 years old and current number 14 on the ATP list, completes his set-up to return to the tracks of tennis after chaining several injuries to his elbow that have cut his projection in the world rankings dry. EFE