Casares ally and ex-CEO faces São Paulo expulsion after committee vote | OneFootball

São Paulo’s Disciplinary Committee voted on Monday afternoon (6) to expel Márcio Carlomagno, the club’s former CEO and onetime right-hand man to Julio Casares, the president who stepped down from the position in January, from its membership roster.

Described as Casares’ “golden boy,” Carlomagno was even the former president’s preferred choice to be the establishment’s candidate to succeed him in the elections that will take place at the end of this year.

The case stems from a complaint filed by opposition council members, who alleged Carlomagno’s omission in the face of supposed irregularities in the illegal sale of one of the club’s luxury boxes at Morumbi for a Shakira concert in February of last year.

The matter was decided by a three-to-two vote. José Eduardo Vuolo, Danilo Pavanello, and Natanael Cabral voted to remove Carlomagno from São Paulo’s membership roster. The decision can still be appealed.

The Committee understood that there was a significant failure in the former CEO’s conduct, especially because of his hierarchical position at the time, which implied direct responsibility over administrative and operational decisions related to the club.

According to the document, the council members argued that the then-executive had prior knowledge of the irregularities in the use of the space and, even so, did not take measures to prevent or correct the situation. The case came to light in December after a phone call between intermediary Rita de Cássia Adriana Prado and former directors Douglas Schwartzmann and Mara Casares was leaked.

The former directors will be judged by the Deliberative Council on Monday night, following the Tricolor’s Ethics Committee recommendation that both be expelled.

During the investigations by the Civil Police and the State Public Prosecutor’s Office, Carlomagno’s name was pointed to as being involved, information confirmed by Adriana in testimony. In the leaked audio recordings themselves, he is mentioned by the two accused former directors, though not in an incriminating way. The former CEO, who was fired in January, has always denied any involvement.

Last week, president Harry Massis Júnior fired Carlomagno’s wife, who was still performing paid duties within the club.

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