São Paulo fans plan Morumbi protest on Casares impeachment vote day | OneFootball

A few hours after the announcement by the São Paulo Deliberative Council that an extraordinary meeting is scheduled for the 14th (Wednesday), where the impeachment of the club's president, Julio Casares, will be voted on, the fans have already mobilized to organize protests.

In the late hours of this Tuesday (6th), the Council's president, Olten Ayres de Abreu, announced that the voting will take place in person, starting at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), in an auditorium at the Morumbi stadium. There will be two hours of deliberation between those in favor and those against Casares' removal before the voting officially begins.

A movement began on social media by common Tricolor fans, calling for a large general demonstration at Morumbi on the day of the process that could pave the way for Julio Casares' departure from the club's presidency.

São Paulo fans have called for a gathering starting at 6 PM in front of the stadium to pressure the council members for Casares' impeachment.

On this Wednesday (7th), the Torcida Independente, the club's main organized fan group, published its 'most important call of recent years,' inviting São Paulo fans for the 14th.

“The scenario is one of institutional chaos, and we need to regroup as SPFC fans, forget differences and ideologies, and focus only on what matters at this moment: Morality! For this, we must overthrow this management that has betrayed both us and you,” the Independente's note pleaded.

“Council members, the message is clear. Vote for impeachment and more, it's time to seriously consider abolishing lifetime positions,” concluded the fans' statement (read the full statement at the end of the article).

Dragões da Real, another important organized faction of the Tricolor, has not published any official note on the subject but also made posts on their social media calling for the demonstrations on the 14th.

The fans are not leaving the current management in peace. In the two initial matches of the club in the Copinha, they were present for protests and insults against Casares, as well as demonstrations against the president at the social club and even at the Advisory Council meeting this Tuesday.

WHAT IS NEEDED FOR REMOVAL?

The voting process for Casares' removal takes place following a formal request by opposition council members to the current Tricolor management, who gathered the 57 necessary signatures to initiate the removal process, as per the club's Statute, at the end of December.

For Casares' impeachment to proceed, at least two-thirds of the 255 São Paulo council members (approximately 171 favorable votes) are needed. With this approval, the president would already be removed from office, with the São Paulo vice-president, Harry Massis Júnior, taking over.

Even so, for the removal process to be finalized, Julio Casares will still undergo a review in a general assembly with all the club's social members in good standing. A simple majority vote would seal the leader's departure.

See the full call from Independente:

“CALL: THE MOST IMPORTANT OF RECENT YEARS

São Paulo fans,

We have made crucial calls in the history of our São Paulo.

To save the team from relegation in 2017, marking an era in the form of protest as unconditional love for the club.

In insane matches, in the Copa do Brasil, the missing title.

The fiery nights at Morumbi, eternal.

Now the call is for the SURVIVAL of São Paulo FC even before the season starts.

The scenario is one of institutional chaos, and we need to regroup as SPFC fans, forget differences and ideologies, and focus only on what matters at this moment:

Morality!

For this, we must overthrow this management that has betrayed both us and you. January 14th will be the vote in the Deliberative Council on the impeachment of the Casares management, starting at 6:30 PM.

At 5 PM, we will mark the beginning of our mobilization. Go to Morumbi, let's show the strength of our people once again. We didn't become the most popular by chance. We made the fans that lead happen, and it's time to prove, once again, what we are capable of doing TOGETHER, organized and common.

Council members, the message is clear. Vote for impeachment and more, it's time to seriously consider abolishing lifetime positions.

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