Brazil's Football Confederation Leadership Overturned: Court Mandates New Elections
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A Rio de Janeiro court has ordered the removal of the entire board of Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF), including president Ednaldo Rodrigues, due to an alleged forgery of a signature on an agreement that allowed Rodrigues to remain in office until 2030. The court declared the agreement null and void, citing the mental incapacity of former president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima. Fernando Sarney, a CBF vice-president, has been appointed interim president and is tasked with organizing new elections. This marks Rodrigues' second removal from office within a year, following his brief reinstatement by the Brazilian Justice Minister to avoid FIFA sanctions.
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The Rio de Janeiro court ordered the removal of the CBF's entire board, including president Ednaldo Rodrigues, over an alleged forgery of a signature.
The court declared the agreement that allowed Rodrigues to stay in office until 2030 as null and void due to the mental incapacity of former president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima.
Fernando Sarney, a CBF vice-president, has been appointed interim president with the task of holding new elections.
This is the second time within a year that Rodrigues has been removed from office, following a brief reinstatement by the Brazilian Justice Minister to avoid FIFA sanctions.
The decision comes just days after the announcement of Carlo Ancelotti as the new manager of the Brazilian national team.
