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Firm authorized to select Brazil squad: Report

The Brazilian squad lines up for a team photograph ahead of the friendly international football match between Brazil and Chile at The Emirates Stadium in London on March 29, 2015. Brazil won the game 1-0. (AFP PHOTO)

A report has alleged that the selection of Brazil’s national soccer squad has not entirely been in the hands of its coaches since 2012.

Brazilian daily O Estado de S. Paulo revealed documents in a report on Saturday than the Brazilian football federation, CBF, and marketing firm ISE signed a multimillion-dollar contract in 2006, and since the deal's renewal in December 2011, it has authorized the Cayman Islands-based company and its business partners to call up players.

ISE and its holders, the newspaper wrote, have stipulated that a certain group of "A Team" players must feature in all international competitions, and that any potential substitutes must meet a certain marketability standard.

"CBF will guarantee and ensure that A Team players that are playing in official competitions will participate in any and every match," reads the statement.

According to the contract, if one of the "A Team" footballers gets injured, the football federation must show proof to ISE with a medical certificate.

According to the paper, the contract reads, "Any changes to the list shall be communicated in writing to ISE and confirmed by mutual accord. In this case, CBF will endeavor to substitute new players of a similar level in relation to marketing value, technical ability and reputation."

Based on the deal, Brazil friendly matches cannot be used to test up-and-coming youth footballers, or to prepare the Olympic side that is comprised mainly of under-23 players.

It also specifies that preparation for the national side’s run-ups to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be exclusive to the firm.

Brazil’s football federation denied the charges on Sunday, saying the report raises baseless suspicions.

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