Luizinho Drummond
Luiz Pacheco Drummond, nicknamed Luizinho Drummond, was an illegal lottery operator and the patron of samba school Imperatriz Leopoldinense. He was the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro from 1998 to 2001. He was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.
Bicheiro
Drummond controlled the illegal but popular private lottery system known as the Jogo do Bicho, or "animal game", in the Leopoldina area of Rio de Janeiro. The operators are known as contraventores, bicheiros or banqueiros.Drummond 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, Capitão Guimarães and Anísio Abraão David. They were found responsible for at least 53 deaths. They were sentenced to six years each, the maximum sentence for racketeering. But in December 1996, they were all back on the streets, granted parole or clemency.
In 2002, he became the vice-president of Botafogo soccer club. Luizinho Drummond was president of Imperatriz Leopoldinense since 2007. Before, he had already held the position twice.