Responsible for CBF (Brazilian Football Association), Fernando Sarrani made the first statement in the maximum possession of the entity and issued a decree that he will hold urgent elections after the dismissal of Edino Rodriguez on Thursday (15).
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Today (05/15/2025), the Rio de Janeiro Janeiro Court took a decision in the public civil lawsuit No. 0186960-66.2017.8.19.0001, which determined the immediate removal of Mr. Edino Rodrigue
Given that the aforementioned decision was attributed, as the oldest CBF vice president, he said the responsibility for calling the new elections urgently to hold CBF guidance positions, I have already signed the duration
The dates, procedures and other information will be detected by the electoral process in the utmost summary. In a timely manner, I inform you that the administrative and legal measures needed for unrestricted compliance with this decision will be approved, while maintaining all sports activities and current contracts.
Rio de Janeiro/RJ, May 15, 2025. “
Understanding Ednaldo’s removal from CBF
Ednaldo Rodrigues was removed from CBF. The nineteenth Civil Chamber of the Rio de Janeiro Court (TJ-RJ) was responsible for publishing resolution. The official is the judge Gabriel de Oliveira Zifiro, the committee chairman, who complied with the request of Vice President Fernando Sarny.
Vice President, including, Interventionr was appointed by TJ-RJ and The elections should be called “as soon as possible.”
Judge Gabriel Zifiro’s decision begins from the principle that Colonel Nunes was called to the public last Monday (12), He did not attend the session About the potential falsification of the signature of the agreement that started to elect Ednaldo Rodriguez in 2023.
Who is Fernando Sarni
Fernando Sarny, 70, is the son of the former president of the Republic, Jose SarniRoseana Sarney (MDB-MA), Federal Deputy of Marahaho, and José Sarny Felho (PV-MA), Minister of Environment in the Federal Region.
The businessman has been working with CBF since 1998, when he served as director of government relations during the period of Ricardo Texira. Sarni remained in all the next departments.
In 2015, he became a member of the FIFA Executive Committee to be nominated by Marco Polo del Nero. He was in office until March 2023, when Edino Rodriguez took over the Conmebol.
The Vice -President of the current administration of Denldo, Sarni erupted with the agent and became part of the opposition, without appearing in the House of Representatives, the head of the Edino plate, He was re -elected in March this year by increasing.
At the beginning of May, Sarni asked that the approval of the agreement that kept Edino Rodriguez was suspended in the presidency of CBF By the Federal Supreme Court (STF), But the request was rejected.
