André Rizek, presenter of “Seleção Sportv”, spoke about “Operação Pena Máxima” on last Wednesday's program, which investigates match-fixing in Brazilian football. The broadcaster lamented a new phenomenon related to external interference in sport and asked the Federal Government to speed up the regulation of betting houses. Rizek was one of the Veja magazine reporters who helped expose the “Whistling Mafia” in 2005. Referees manipulate the results of matches to benefit from the judges' scores in the biggest national competition.André Rizek questions injustice in sport and calls for federal action on betting sites
André Rizek, presenter of “Seleção Sportv”, spoke about “Operação Pena Máxima” on last Wednesday's program, which investigates match-fixing in Brazilian football. The broadcaster lamented a new phenomenon related to external interference in sport and asked the Federal Government to speed up the regulation of betting houses. Rizek was one of the Veja magazine reporters who helped expose the “Whistling Mafia” in 2005. Referees manipulate the results of matches to benefit from the judges' scores in the biggest national competition.