- Title: SOCCER-FIFA/ROUSSEFF Brazil president urges broad investigation after FIFA probe
- Date: 27th May 2015
- Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (MAY 27, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GENERAL VIEW OF BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF, SAYING: "I believe that all investigations on this question is very important. I think that it will allow for a greater professionalisation of soccer. I don't see how this can damage Brazilian football. I think that it will only benefit Brazil. And they should investigate all the tournaments, all activities. I consider that if this is the case then it should apply to everyone, if this operation results in prison then so be it. I don't see a reason why not." MORE OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF, SAYING: "I don't know about the legal basis that motivated the attorney general from the United States of America to make these arrests, I don't have this request for you. Now a change in the law that allows for an investigation of crimes so that there isn't corruption, that it's not directly linked to the public sector needs to pass, necessarily, through a (process of) legal authorisation. I'm talking about the same issue whether it's an investigation of a central administration, union or businesses and all those, let's say, municipalities and states, who receive money from the union." ROUSSEFF TURNING TO LEAVE
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- Story Text: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday (May 27) called for all soccer tournaments and activities to be investigated after U.S. and Swiss authorities announced separate inquiries into the activities of the game's powerful governing body, FIFA.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to Mexico City, Rousseff said that she believed the probes would benefit Brazil and urged authorities to "investigate all the cups and all the activities."
"I believe that all investigations on this question is very important. I think that it will allow for a greater professionalisation of soccer. I don't see how this can damage Brazilian football. I think that it will only benefit Brazil. And they should investigate all the tournaments, all activities. I consider that if this is the case then it should apply to everyone, if this operation results in prison then so be it. I don't see a reason why not," Rousseff.
Rousseff added the investigations would need to have a legal basis.
"I don't know about the legal basis that motivated the attorney general from the United States of America to make these arrests, I don't have this request for you. Now a change in the law that allows for an investigation of crimes so that there isn't corruption, that it's not directly linked to the public sector needs to pass, necessarily, through a (process of) legal authorisation. I'm talking about the same issue whether it's an investigation of a central administration, union or businesses and all those, let's say, municipalities and states, who receive money from the union."
She also said that she did not believe the probes would hurt soccer in Brazil. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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