It became public in March 2024 and is investigating alleged corruption within the Royal Spanish Football Federation under disgraced former president Luis Rubiales; raids were carried out and multiple people arrested.
The immediate instigation of Operation Brody was a case brought in 2022 by Miguel Galán, the leader of national coaches training body Cenafe, on behalf of the Transparency and Democracy in Sports Association.
[3][4] The operation began in or before January 2024, when the Civil Guard was approved to tap the phone of RFEF legal advisor and Rubiales' "right hand man" Tomás González Cueto.
[1][2] The Spain men's national football team was also training at the base at the time, disrupted by the Civil Guard,[1] and staff were prevented from entering the building while searches took place.
[8] Rubiales' visit to the Dominican Republic was reportedly part of a long-term plan and not solely precipitated by his removal and the investigation, with Marca suggesting he would try and stay there despite being wanted in Spain.