Union speeds up transfer of mansion on the island of Angra to Willer Tomaz, who disputes property with Richarlison

The Union Heritage Secretariat (SPU) identified irregularities that need to be investigated in the process of transferring a mansion on Ilha Comprida, in Angra dos Reis, on Rio's Costa Verde, to a company owned by lawyer Willer Tomaz. The property is the subject of a legal dispute with striker Richarlison.

A document obtained by RJ2 shows that the current SPU management identified aspects of the transfer carried out in 2022 that deserve additional attention. Among them are the speed of processing and the manual issuance of a Certificate of Authorization for Transfer (CAT), after an alleged failure in the system.

The company that sold the property to Willer Tomaz requested the certificate at 11:33 am on July 11, 2022. The request was granted one hour and 40 minutes later.

In the request, the company claimed urgency and stated that the document could not be issued by the system. Therefore, he asked that the certificate be produced manually.

The SPU also questioned the fact that the authorization for the transfer was supported by a court decision that was not fully attached to the body's administrative process.

In light of the questions, the secretariat reported that it forwarded the case to the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) and the Federal Police, so that they could assess what measures should be taken. The agency also contacted the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) to investigate allegations of environmental crimes on the island.

Richarlison on Ilha Comprida, in Angra dos Reis — Photo: Reproduction/Social Networks.

Dispute began after purchase made by Richarlison

The mansion, which has a private waterfall, is at the center of a dispute between the player and the lawyer.

Richarlison states that he purchased the property in 2020, for R$10 million, from former occupants who had lived on the island for decades. After the negotiation, the attacker approached the SPU to regularize the occupation of the property.

The process was filed on September 20, 2021, through Sport 70, the player's company. According to the current management of the secretariat, however, the regularization has not been completed.

What is the island that is the target of a standoff between Richarlison, Flávio Bolsonaro and Willer Tomaz in Angra. — Photo: Infographic g1

It was during this period that Willer Tomaz entered the dispute. The lawyer claims that the former residents did not own the property and that he purchased the mansion from a company that already had the property registration.

Authorization for the transfer to the company WT Administração, linked to Willer, was issued in July 2022.

Richarlison accuses the lawyer and senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) of having teamed up to remove his rights to the mansion after he refused to sell the property to the parliamentarian.

Lawyer has five other houses on Angra islands

On Saturday, g1 showed that Willer Tomaz has five other houses on the islands of Angra dos Reis. The majority were acquired between 2021 and 2022, a period in which the disputed mansion with Richarlison was also negotiated.

The case reached the SPU through representation from federal deputy Rogério Correia (PT-MG).

When contacted by RJ2, Willer Tomaz informed that he will not speak out. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro did not respond to the report's contacts.