Emil Pacheco Pinheiro (1923 — Rio de Janeiro, July 16, 2001) was a Brazilian illegal lottery operator in the very popular Jogo do Bicho (the animal game) and the president of Botafogo soccer club (1991–1992).
A war veteran he acquired his first Jogo do Bicho bank in Barra da Tijuca in 1959 and subsequently became one of the major bicheiros of Rio de Janeiro with Castor de Andrade, Carlinhos Maracanã, Raul Capitão and others.
[2][3] Pinheiro was found guilty by judge Denise Frossard in 1993 of involvement in the Jogo do Bicho, along with 13 other bicho bankers such as Castor de Andrade, Luizinho Drummond, Capitão Guimarães and Anísio Abraão David.
In 1988 he became the patron of the Botafogo soccer club, taking over all the debts.
[6] He became president of the club in 1991 but left after Botafogo lost the Brazilian Championship from Flamengo in 1992 among rumours of bribes.