Internacional offers a tractor to the Court as collateral for a debt owed to a businessman; understand

Vitória and Internacional advance to the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup An agricultural tractor valued at R$80,488 was offered by Internacional, a football team from Rio Grande do Sul, as collateral in a legal dispute over a debt of R$30,621.56. The equipment, manufactured by John Deere, was presented by the club to the RS Court in a lawsuit filed by businessman Tiago Silva dos Santos. g1 had access to the process. How the tractor entered the process Internacional presented the tractor as a procedural guarantee after being charged in court for paying a commission to the businessman. On May 25, 2026, judge Walter José Girotto, from the 17th Civil Court of Porto Alegre, gave the club three days to pay the debt. On July 13, Internacional filed an embargo on the execution. In defense, the club argued that payment of the outstanding installment depended on the issuance of an invoice by Tiago Silva's company, which, according to the club, would not have occurred. Illustrative image of a John Deere tractor Disclosure As a guarantee to avoid bank blockages and seizures, Internacional offered the John Deere agricultural tractor, valued at R$80,488, and requested a suspensive effect on the process. The request was denied by the magistrate on July 21. The decision on the guarantee was until after the creditor's statement. Businessman refused the machine Last Tuesday, Tiago Silva dos Santos refused the tractor and asked for the execution to continue. The businessman argued that the money has priority in the attachment order, in accordance with article 835 of the Code of Civil Procedure. He also stated that he had sent Internacional the invoice that, according to the club, would be necessary to pay the installment. The businessman also asked that the club be punished for bad faith litigation. Where the debt comes from The charge originates from a commission payment agreement signed between the businessman and Internacional on April 1, 2019, in the amount of R$125 thousand, divided into ten installments of R$12.5 thousand. The payment was conditional on the achievement of sporting goals by the player Zé Gabriel. According to the businessman, the goals were achieved on July 25, 2020, activating the payment clause. The agent states that the club only paid the first four installments. On June 30, 2025, the parties signed a renegotiation agreement, signed by President Alessandro Barcellos. The agreement left the remaining debt at R$85 thousand, divided into three installments of approximately R$28.3 thousand. According to the businessman, Internacional paid the first two and left the last one open, due on November 30, 2025. After two attempts to collect money via email, the businessman took legal action. The value of the installment, adjusted by the IGP-M and with interest of 12% per year until May 20, 2026, reached R$30,621.56. What Internacional says In defense, the club stated that payment of the third installment depended on the issuance of an invoice by Tiago Silva's company. According to Internacional, the note would not have been issued for this installment, which would have breached an obligation set out in the agreement. The club presented the embargoes on execution and offered the agricultural tractor as guarantee in the process. The dispute continues in the courts of Rio Grande do Sul. *Sought by g1, Internacional has not yet commented.