He saw no assault on the AG, where “only sang Pinto da Costa, Olé.” It was all a Villa-Boas “campaign machine” to win the elections, says monkey in court.
The former leader of the cheerleader super dragons, Fernando Madureirabegan to speak on Monday morning at the judgment of the trial, at the São João Novo Court, in Porto, where he began to answer for 19 crimes.
“Monkey”, one of the eight defendants who said he wanted to make statements, denied responsibility In the climate created at the controversial general assembly of FC Porto, where he saw no assault, and reaffirmed, among criticism of supporters of André Villas-Boas, the loyalty by the former president of the blues and whites, Pinto da Costa.
The mobilization by Pinto da Costa
Fernando Madureira said he had “mobilized” the cheerleader to support Pinto da Costa at the General Assembly, but guaranteed that he did not order aggression.
“I mobilized the super dragons and known people to go to AG [de novembro de 2023] to support Pinto da Costa. Left meMadureira said, considering that “primary” general assembly of approval to the leader.
The former chef However, he said he never saw any of the aggressionsHe assured that he acted to “delete fireworks” at the event and did not order fans to change bench. He felt “sad and offended” with offenses to Pinto da Costa and that a more burning, violent reaction, “probably” was born of it.
“I only saw the water bottle flying, that I saw. A plastic bottle that flew from one bench to another. ” And the “Fozeiros” and “Betinhos da Foz” referred to in the messages, confirms, were “the supporters of Villas-Boas”.
And he stressed that the images that are serving as proof “have no sound”, and their body posture can be misunderstood: “I only sang Pinto da Costa, Olé”, He said, imitating the song in court.
Madureira also said that little contact had with his wife Sandra Madureiraothers of the defendants, during ag. Confronted with a message reading “we cannot allow them to rise the president”, who was heading to supporters of Villas-Boas, to which he answered “It’s worth everything“, Monkey stresses that this” anything goes “was not” sure to encourage to hit anyone. “
Considering “completely false” that has insulted supporters affected to the then putative candidate André Villas-Boas, Madureira denied having been involved in organizing the Magna meeting: No one from a cheerleader, on the social network Facebook, would “provoke disregard or hit someone.”
Asked if “what happened in the assembly was not in the case of the super dragons,” it was exhaustive: “completely true,” he shot. Defending Pinto da Costa, he stressed, was what moved him, being “indifferent” how the partners would vote for the proposed statutory change.
“It was all a campaign machine”
The given point, describes, felt “extremely nervous and unpleasant“Int.
“I was annoyed, disturbed, distressed and sad, to see FC Porto members against each other. (…) I said: ‘Is this M *** you want for president? He came to give an interview, went home. At this time you have the c *** sitting on the couch and you here, ”said second, after asking the judge to use bad words.
Madureira attributed, more “Campaign” orchestrated by the movement associated with the current president.
He denied meeting two of the defendants, still incompatible with some of the others at the date of the facts, starting with Vítor Cato, and any association of the cheerleader with events. “It was isolated acts that had nothing to do with the Super Dragons. It was all created by a campaign machine [de Villas-Boas] to win the elections ”.
Madureira also reiterated accusations and innuendo as to supporters of André Villas-Boas. For the defendant, the club’s security and marketing directors, responsible for organizing the general assembly, and SPDE continues to provide safety services to the club, “and others, and the others, and the others, Everything that was Pinto da Costa ”were fired.
The Super Dragons themselves, otherwise they kept the existing protocol with the club, and for Fernando Madureira, “That Ag was the rastil for him to launch the campaign”, He reinforced, already in the afternoon.
“Threats? It’s my cousin’s girlfriend ”
In the afternoon, asked about a request regarding a woman’s partner card, presumably so that this person could enter the AG by another associate, he explained that he decided to “punish” who contacted him.
“I didn’t get you anything. He asked me for a woman’s partner card. He said yes, but at the time I let her get ‘clutched’. First, it didn’t get [de qualquer forma]and she campaigned on social networks for Villas-Boas. It was a way to punish it“He declared.
The issue of entry into the enclosure and accreditation dominated most of the questions in the afternoon, in which the prosecutor confronted Madureira with messages regarding an organization of the massive presence of supporters of Pinto da Costa.
Whatsapp groups, one with about 300 people and affection for super dragons, overall, and another with nuclei leaders, were outbreaks of discussion, with the former chef to reiterate that they do not “send to people” or decide how they will vote or behave-because he said he was unaware of the statutes of FC Porto or the changes that would then be voted, only that they would only vote, Pinto da Costa called for a vote against the “warmer points”.
Denying the ‘arrangement’ concerted by partner, was questioned with a message from a portist adept, identified as “Barbara SD”, to whom you will have threatened and insulted.
“This is in the figurative sense. It’s my cousin’s girlfriend, and this is all in the figurative sense. I have a wife, mother, grandparents, mother -in -law, aunts, and three daughters. … We have to perceive the content and my degree of confidence with the person, ”he said.
Shortly thereafter, he admitted that he could not learn of everything they sent him in “Maybe 70 or 80 groups” on the social network, and messaging service, WhatsApp, annuing requests “to dispatch without reading. They even called me ‘ok, ok, ”he said.
Monkey called Conceição and Bay to testify
Among the dozen defendants, Fernando Madureira – the only one in pre -trial detention since January 2024 – and his wife Sandra want the former Porto coach, Sérgio Conceiçãomake statements at the trial, which continues on March 24 and 25, and sessions are also scheduled for April and May.
Vítor Baía, Adelino Caldeira and Alípio Fernandesformer dragons leaders, they will also have been called by the couple, according to the.
The next defendant to make statements is Hugo Carneiro (“Polaco”)which will be accused by Monkey and Sandra, who point him as responsible for the terror in Ag.
With documentary proof, witness and strong expert, the court decided to bring to trial the 12 defendants in the exact terms of the prosecution deducted by the Public Prosecution Service (MP).
The prosecution refers to the alleged attempt for the Super Dragons to “create a climate of intimidation and fear” at the FC Porto General Assembly in November 2023, to approve a statutory review “of the club’s interest”, then led by Pinto da Costa, who died last February 15.
At issue are 19 crimes of coercion and aggravated threat, seven offense to physical integrity in the scope of sports spectacle, one of public instigation to a crime, another of throwing objects or liquid products and three of attack on freedom of information, around FC Porto AG, in November 2023.
