Personal Life
In the early 1970s, Brazil was subject to abuse at Celtic Boys Club, by Jim Torbett. When Torbett was charged and tried in 1996, Brazil was a witness for the prosecution. Torbett was found guilty on child abuse charges and sentenced to two years in prison.
A fan of horse racing, in 2003 he formed the Alan Brazil Racing Club based at Newmarket near to his home in Suffolk. In 2006 Brazil published a book co-written with Mike Parry called There's an Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil. This was followed in 2007 by Both Barrels from Brazil: My War Against the Numpties, again co-written with Parry.
In September 2007, Brazil was arrested near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk on suspicion of drink-driving. He was convicted, banned from driving for 20 months, and given a £750 fine, as well as being ordered to pay £470 compensation to the court. In court Brazil pleaded not guilty, though at the time of his arrest, he admitted to having drunk a bottle of wine and being over the legal alcohol limit.
In 2011 Brazil brought out a range of bar nuts named 'Alan Brazil's Nuts', a play on Brazil nuts. The packages have barcodes readable by smartphones for accessing Talksport related media. The nuts are produced at an Intersnack factory in Haverhill, Suffolk, with profits going to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Robson, who died in 2009 from cancer, was Brazil's manager at Ipswich. The range of salted and dry roasted peanuts is due to be extended to cashews and chilli nuts in 2012.
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