Overview
- An internal report made public details withdrawals of 41,963 Nike items in 2025 through Oct. 10, nearly 300% over the annual quota and part of R$23.7 million in materials across 2024–2025.
- Auditors cite seven grave failures, including no formal physical inventory since September 2021 and R$6.4 million in invoices not posted, plus removals before required approvals.
- The document links 131 removed items to vice president Armando Mendonça and describes unrecorded direct withdrawals and special-shirt requests; he denies being responsible for distribution policy.
- Despite large supplies, youth teams and other sports lacked proper kits, with only the under-20 receiving a full 2025 set, and the first team faced a pre-match shirt shortage against Fluminense.
- The audit records illicit sales of official gear by staff, including a Pix payment of R$300 for three pieces, and notes R$776,000 spent on 13,503 licensed items deemed unnecessary under the Nike deal.