Leila Pereira on third term: ‘It’s not a coup’ | OneFootball

Living her second term as president of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira does not hide her desire to continue leading the club after 2027. During a speech at the Deliberative Council meeting this Tuesday (16), Leila revealed that she is willing to serve another term and emphasized that a change in the statute would not be a coup.

The internal regulations limit the presidency to a single re-election, which forces the president to lead an internal reform to enable her stay until 2030.

To overturn this rule, the political process goes directly through the Deliberative Council. It will be up to the president of the body, Alcyr Ramos da Silva Junior, to put the topic on the agenda and submit it to a vote. The project needs the approval of 50% plus one of the voters, that is, 151 votes – there are a total of 300 councilors.

Event marked by conflict

NOSSO PALESTRA found that opposition councilor José Corona Neto made harsh criticisms of the Palmeiras president's work this season, such as the high amount invested in signings to build the squad and the possibility raised of changing the statute for a third presidential term.

Furthermore, the councilor stated that Leila Pereira inherited a championship-winning squad assembled by former director Alexandre Mattos and former president Maurício Galiotte.

After José Corona's speech, the president had the right to respond and stated that she would not accept being disrespected and would seek legal means to take action against the councilor in court.

The meeting included a heated exchange between the president of Palmeiras and José Corona Neto, who had to be restrained by security and was removed from the event.

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