Moments of tension at the Benfica General Assembly this Saturday, less than a month from the elections. First, many partners left the pavilion when Luís Filipe Vieira prepared to speak. Already in the pulpit, it was booed and interrupted. There were also aggressions, jerks and insults among members who were present.
On the way out of the pavilion, Luís Filipe Vieira confirmed to journalists verbal aggressions to his person by “a group of partners”, but maintained the conviction in a victory in the elections for the presidency of Benfica, scheduled for October 25.
“This was a group of people who understood not to let me talk. Verbally, I was beaten. It was not the partners, it was a group of partners. In the end, on the 25th, we will see who will win,” said Vieira, ensuring returning to the afternoon session, where the electoral regulation will be presented and voted.
Ag was resumed
The incidents among partners, according to source of one of the applications present in the AGled the chairman of the Benfica AG table, José Pereira da Costa, to interrupt the session and to suspend it until 13:30. It was later resumed.
Update