São Paulo elects new life councillors after board-opposition deal | OneFootball

São Paulo’s Deliberative Council concluded, on the afternoon of this Wednesday (29), the vote that defined the club’s ten new lifetime councilors.

Held online starting Tuesday (28), the election ended with five representatives from the ruling group and five from the opposition being elected, in accordance with a prior agreement between the institution’s political factions.

The electoral process recorded the participation of 234 of the 246 councilors eligible to vote — representing a turnout rate of 95.12% — in addition to three blank ballots. Luiz Carlos Canassa was the top vote-getter, with 89 votes.

See the list of those elected and their respective political groups:

Ruling group

Luiz Carlos Canassa (Vanguarda) – 89 votes

Mílton José Neves Júnior (Legião) – 80 votes

Osni Reginaldo Arantes (Participação) – 76 votes

José Edgard Galvão Machado (Somos SPFC) – 75 votes

Roberto Sueiki Minami (Sempre Tricolor) – 70 votes

Domingos Ferreira de Moraes Jr. – 60 votes

Vinícius Pinotti (Novo São Paulo) – 59 votes

Antônio Augusto Bueno Costa (Salve o Tricolor Paulista) – 57 votes

Rafael Moreira Palma (Força) – 56 votes

Luiz Augusto Lia Braga (Força) – 47 votes

Political weight and presidential election

Lifetime councilors play a central role in São Paulo’s internal politics, securing a permanent seat on the council and the right to vote on the club’s most strategic decisions, including the election for the presidency of the executive board.

In December of this year, the Deliberative Council will define the club’s president for the next three-year term. Currently, the political landscape is divided as follows:

Ruling group: Supported by six groups (Vanguarda, Legião, Participação, Sempre Tricolor, Somos SPFC and Super), which together total around 140 councilors.

Opposition: Made up of three fronts (Força, Salve o Tricolor Paulista and Novo São Paulo), with approximately 90 members.

Independents: A bloc of 19 councilors with no aligned activity, whose votes are usually split.

The balance of power, however, may still change before the presidential election, since the selection of 100 new four-year councilors is scheduled for the second half of November.

Behind the scenes and pre-candidacies

The ruling base has not yet made a candidate official. Harry Massis, who took over the executive leadership on an interim basis, has not ruled out running for a full term. Another name being considered behind the scenes is Adílson Alves Martins, a lifetime councilor, financial advisor to the presidency, and one of the leaders of the Sempre Tricolor group.

On the opposition side, discussions continue in search of a consensus name. Among the alternatives being considered are Daurio Speranzini, Marcelo Marcucci Portugal Gouvêa and Flávio Marques.

Election Calendar

Second half of November: Election of the 100 new councilors.

First half of December: Election for the Presidency of the Executive Board, the Deliberative Council Board, and other governance bodies.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.