Brazilian coach agreed to pay amount to file tax fraud process of the period in which he directed the Portuguese selection
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari during the game against the Netherlands, the Mane Garrincha in Brasilia (Antonio Milena / SEE)
The coach Luiz Felipe Scolari paid a fine of 3 million euros (about 13.8 million reais) to end an investigation of the prosecution of Portugal that the accused of tax fraud. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action Lisbon MP confirmed that the dossier was complete. "The facts date back to the period between 2003 and 2007," the statement said, referring to the years when the coach continued residence in the country.
According to research, the collected data point to "crimes of tax fraud" in contracts image usage rights of Scolari, coach of the Portuguese national team in the 2004 European Championships and 2008 World Cup 2006. Under the proposed agreement, Technical 66 agreed to pay "taxes owed, plus interest and an injunction, amounting to 3 million euros." The Portuguese public prosecutor confirmed the receipt of the funds and ordered the case as "filed". Coach of Brazil in World Cups 2002 and 2014, Scolari works at Guangzhou Evergrande, current Chinese champion.
In Portugal, Scolari was European vice-champion in 2004 and won third place in the 2006 World Cup (Bongarts / SEE)
