Benfica Seasonal Affective Disorder confirms tax fraud charge – Benfica

Benfica Sade confirmed on Wednesday, in a statement sent to CMVM, that it was “accused of tax fraud, having, by its nature, among others, members who were part of its board of directors from 2016 to 2020, one of whom he and while in office, were also accused of the same offense, as well as by falsifying documents useful for this alleged tax fraud.” As presented yesterday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged Luis Felipe Vieira, Miguel Moreira and Domingos Soares de Oliveira with three counts of qualifying tax fraud and 19 other counts of fraud within the scope of Operation “Blue Bag”. The first two have already left Luz, but Soares de Oliveira remains Director and Co-CEO of SAD. Pursuant to the order to close the investigation by Attorney Helder Branco dos Santos, which Register has accessThey also charged Benfica SAD and Benfica Estádio, as well as Questão Flexible, a company Benfica would make payments for computer services not rendered, and the officials, with owner José Bernardes at the helm – charged with 4 counts of tax fraud, 34 of document falsification and one of money laundering.





Read the entire statement sent to CMVM:

“Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD (“Society”) hereby informs that the association has been accused of tax fraud, as it includes, by nature and otherwise, members who were part of its board of directors in the term from 2016 to 2020, who are still in office and who have also been accused of the same offense, as well as of falsifying documents useful for this alleged tax fraud.