The fake audio used by Internacional’s legal department in the defense of center-back Victor Gabriel ended up carrying decisive weight in the punishment handed down by the STJD.
This was the same content that went “viral” on social media (see below).
The voting was already underway when auditor Aline Jatahy questioned the authenticity of the material released by Inter.
Fake audio changed the course of
Messages had already been circulating on social media about the likelihood that the content was not genuine, since it came from a parody page called “O VAR Brasileiro.”
That information reached the members of the STJD’s Sixth Disciplinary Committee. And the situation changed, as reported by Uol.
Rogério Pastl, Inter’s lawyer in the case, did not deny it as he tried to explain himself.
“Obviously, we submitted it as authentic, but I would have to check that information now. In any case, out of procedural fairness, since your vote will be decisive on this matter, you should disregard this evidence or suspend the trial until we can provide that information. The information from the staff who gathered this evidence inside the office was that it was indeed the VAR audio, but I have no way of giving you the source right now, at this moment, unless I stop here and go check the origin of these audios,” he said.
At that point, the score was 2 votes to 1 in favor of a heavier punishment for the player.
Aline Jatahy revealed that she had been considering opting for the lighter penalty, six matches, following auditor Rodrigo Bayer’s vote.
A possible tie would have resulted in the lighter punishment for Victor Gabriel.
“I confess that I was leaning toward agreeing with Dr. Rodrigo (Bayer), considering that I did a quick search here and saw that Mr. (Victor) Gabriel had his first sending-off as a professional. That shows he is not a violent player,” she began.
But her vote ended up following those of auditor Eduardo Xible and president Jorge Lavocat Galvão.
“But in light of all the arguments and this new fact… everyone has their own value judgment, you already asked for it to be excluded, but everyone has their own interpretation and autonomy to judge as they see fit. I will follow in favor of applying paragraph three.”
Paragraph three of article 254 states that “the accused must remain suspended until the injured athlete is fit to return to training, subject to a maximum period of 180 days.”
The decision was made at the first level, and therefore an appeal can be filed with the STJD’s Full Court.
They did not let the ‘controversial’ audio slide…
There was no shortage of reactions on social media over what happened at the STJD.
Could it be a scene from The Office?
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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