December 8 – Ednaldo Rodrigues has been faraway from his publish because the boss of Brazilian soccer following a courtroom order, prompting a brand new disaster on the Confederation of Brazilian Soccer (CBF).
A courtroom in Rio de Janeiro annulled the 2022 CBF meeting that elected Rodrigues as CBF chairman till 2026, naming the president of the Superior Courtroom of Sports activities Justive José Perdiz because the CBF’s interim head. He’s tasked with organising recent elections inside 30 days.
Former CBF vice-presidents who misplaced their positions when the CBF signed an settlement with the general public prosecutor’s workplace over the electoral course of in 2022, subsequently moved towards Rodrigues. The CBF stated by means of a spokesperson that they’ll research the choice within the coming days.
On the sidelines of the Copa America attract Miami, CBF vice-president Roberto Goes stated that ‘everybody was taken abruptly.’
Nevertheless, a number of weeks in the past, the CBF introduced Eduardo Gussem, a former lawyer normal of Rio de Janeiro, as a brand new integrity officer in a transfer that some thought of political by Rodrigues to shore up his personal place.
“FIFA has been made conscious that an settlement concluded between CBF and the Public Legal professional’s workplace of Rio de Janeiro could now apparently be vulnerable to being cancelled or amended by native courts,” stated the world governing physique in an announcement.
“We perceive {that a} potential cancellation of or modification to such settlement may affect on the end result of the elections of the CBF Government Board, which befell on 23 March 2022. We want to remind CBF that FIFA member associations are obliged to handle their affairs independently and with out undue affect from third events, together with any state authorities.”
FIFA didn’t exclude that sanctions could be utilized. In a separate assertion, the South American governing physique Conmebol additionally emphasised the independence of the CBF.
A FIFA Council member, Rodrigues is seen as an ally of Gianni Infantino. He succeeded Rogerio Caboclo, who left below a cloud after allegations of harassment and alcohol abuse.
Rodrigues would possibly turn into the newest CBF president in an extended line of to exit in shame following within the footsteps of his predecessor in addition to Ricardo Teixeira, José Maria Marin and Marco Polo Del Nero.
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