Senators to hear CBF's former president arrested in Switzerland
The initiative was proposed by the CPI's president, Senator Romário Faria, former player of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 World Cup. Recently he has harshly criticized the Brazilian football leaders. 
In the first meeting held on Tuesday (Aug. 4), the Congressional Committee of Inquiry (CPI) investigating irregularities in the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) established a committee of senators to hear in Switzerland the former president of the organization, José Maria Marín, arrested by Swiss authorities in a FBI-led investigation, after complaints of involvement in corruption scheme. Another committee of senators will be in the U.S. to question the businessman José Hawilla, who was also arrested under the same investigation.
The initiative was proposed by the CPI's president, Senator Romário Faria, former player of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 World Cup. Recently he has harshly criticized the Brazilian football leaders.
In his view, the decision “shows that the CPI actually wants something to change.”
Romário also announced that will meet the Minister of Justice, José Eduardo Cardozo, federal prosecutors and Federal Police agents in order to define the best strategy for Brazilian authorities to request the Swiss and U.S. police information about investigations that have resulted on Marín's and Hawilla's arrest.
“I'm a born striker and it won't be different during the CPI. I'm gonna surround myself with positive people who really want the CPI to produce result. Therefore, the requirements for support of people of the Public Prosecution Office, the Federal Police, the Federal Court of Accounts (known as TCU) and professionals who really can help in every way, so that we can do a hard and valuable work,” mentioned Romário.
The U.S. investigation of fraud and money laundering cases surrounding the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) include the choice of 2008 and 2010 host countries of World Cups, which led to the creation of the CBF's Congressional Committee of Inquiry in Brazil. Marín and Hawilla were arrested due to FBI complaints, working along with the Swiss police.
Translated by Amarílis Anchieta
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