🇧🇷 Xaud elected CBF president, some clubs skip the vote | OneFootball

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Samir Xaud was elected the new president of the CBF in a vote held this Sunday (25), at the organization’s headquarters.

The head of the Roraima Football Federation received votes from 26 federations and 20 clubs, and immediately assumes the position, with a mandate until 2029.

As the sole candidate, Xaud did not, however, achieve unanimous support, as happened in the last election that re-elected Ednaldo Rodrigues.

The new president totaled 103 votes out of a possible 141.

Since, in total, there were 26 federations and 20 clubs present, this would represent 108 possible votes, as each federation’s vote counts as three, each Série A club’s vote counts as two, and each Série B club’s vote counts as one.

In his first speech, Samir Xaud stated that he would have a plural administration, marked by the renewal of ideas.

In this election, eight vice presidents were also elected.

They are: Ednailson Leite Rozenha, Fernando José Macieira Sarney, Flávio Diz Zveiter, Gustavo Dias Henrique, José Vanildo da Silva, Michelle Ramalho Cardoso, Ricardo Augusto Lobo Gluck Paul, and Rubens Renato Angelotti.

Clubs absent

After declaring, a week ago, their support for Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, the president of the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF), some clubs were absent from the election, even rejecting the possibility of online voting.

Clubs present

Série A (10): Atlético Mineiro, Bahia, Botafogo, Ceará, Cruzeiro, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Santos, Vasco, Vitória

Série B (10): Amazonas, Athletic, Avaí, CRB, Criciúma, Operário, Paysandu, Remo, Vila Nova, Volta Redonda

Did not attend

América-MG, Athletico-PR, Atlético-GO, Botafogo-SP, Chapecoense, Corinthians, Coritiba, Cruzeiro, Cuiabá, Flamengo, Fluminense, Fortaleza, Goiás, Internacional, Juventude, Mirassol, Novorizontino, São Paulo, and Sport.

The new president of the CBF will be present at the presentation of Carlo Ancelotti, scheduled for this Monday (26).

Xaud, a 41-year-old doctor, takes over the highest body of Brazilian football, after the removal of former president Ednaldo Rodrigues just over a week ago.

The Rio de Janeiro court ordered the removal due to an alleged forged signature by Colonel Antônio Nunes, former president of the organization, in the last election.

On the same day Ednaldo was removed, a group of 19 federations published a manifesto calling for the renewal of the CBF, which resulted in Xaud’s name being put forward to lead the CBF.

The president of the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF), Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, however, led another movement, with the support of a majority of clubs from Libra and LFU (Liga Forte Futebol).

The attempt to launch a slate ultimately failed, despite the strong support from the clubs.

Reinaldo did not garner support from the federations, which are the main players in the CBF’s electoral process.

To register a slate, the FPF president would have needed at least eight federations, but he only had two.

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