Extraordinary election is scheduled for Sunday (25.MAI) after departure from Ednaldo Rodrigues from CBF
A group of 20 soccer clubs has announced that it will not participate in the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) elections scheduled for Sunday (25.MAI.2025).
In a joint note, the clubs claim to disagree with the way the claim is being conducted and calls for “democracy, transparency and representativeness” in Brazilian football. The clubs were also made available to talk to the new management and discuss how to change the electoral process of the Confederation.
Signed the grade the clubs:
-América-MG
-Athletico-PR
-Atletico-GO
-Botafogo-SP
– Chapecoense
– Corinthians
– Coritiba
– Cruise
– Cuiabá
– Flamengo
– Fluminense
– Fortaleza
– Goiás
– International
– Youth
– Mirassol
– Novorizontino
– Santos
– São Paulo
– Sport
The CBF marked extraordinary elections after Ednaldo Rodrigues’ removal from the Confederation Command by determination of the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, in the face of questions about the authenticity of a signature of an agreement that kept him in office. After announcing that Ednaldo was replaced by one of the CBF vice presidents Fernando Sarney, who summoned the extraordinary elections.
Only, led by Samir Xad of the Roraimense Football Federation. It must be confirmed as the next president of the entity for 4 years.
The election follows the 2017 Statute, which requires minimum support of 8 state federations and 5 clubs to register a plate. Xaud gathered the support of 25 federations – except only from São Paulo and Mato Grosso – as well as 10 clubs that make up the electoral college.
Xaud’s possible competitor, Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, managed, but only from 2 federations, which made his candidacy unfeasible because of the differentiation of the weight that CBF gives to federations and clubs.
On Monday (19.MAI) Libra and LFU (Liga Forte União), which represent the main clubs of the country, with claims to the entity requiring changes in the electoral process, including changing the weight of votes for the choice of management.
By the CBF Statute, each of the 27 state federations has weight 3 at the Electoral College; The 20 Series A clubs have weight 2; And the 20 Series B, Weight 1. With this, the federations add up to 81 votes in a universe of 141 – which concentrates more than half of the influence on choice.
Here is the full joint note published on Wednesday by the 20 clubs:
“No club has no football
The future of Brazilian football needs to be guided by democracy, transparency and representativeness.
This Sunday, there will be election for the next president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), but we will not attend the vote for disagreeing with the current process.
We will be ready to talk to the new management, starting next week, so that together we can discuss how to change the electoral process and other demands of clubs for the increasingly better football.
No club has no football
América-MG, Athletico-PR, Atletico-GO, Botafogo-SP, Chapecoense, Corinthians, Coritiba, Cruise, Cuiabá, Flamengo, Fluminense, Fortaleza, Goiás, International, Youth, Mirassol, Novorizontino, Santos, São Paulo, Sport. ”
