Supporters’ group outlines plan to end home-fans-only policy in São Paulo state | OneFootball

The push to end São Paulo state’s home-fans-only policy at football derbies has advanced after police met Anatorg and received a 49-page study. According to Meu Timao, the opening talks were viewed as positive.

The meeting at Drade gathered police officials and Anatorg representatives, including lawyer Renan Bohus. The study, titled "Pelo Fim da Torcida Única", urges a technical review and gradual rollback of the away-fan ban imposed permanently in 2016 for high-risk derbies.

It argues the measure failed to eliminate violence, instead pushing clashes to peripheral areas, transport hubs and highways. Incidents in and around stadiums fell from 39.3 per cent to 10.7 per cent, but episodes further away increased, complicating preventive planning.

The paper calls for integrated risk management focused on individual accountability, saying the state can manage two sets of fans. It cites the 2024 Supercopa in Minas Gerais with a split crowd coordinated by PM-SP and Drade, plus support from the 2º Batalhão de Polícia de Choque and MP-SP.

Technology is presented as crucial, notably facial recognition in venues above 20,000 capacity. A phased return via test games would begin with 10 per cent away allocations, traceable ticketing and planned travel, with post-match reports guiding any expansion.

Bohus said the climate is favourable and argued decisions still lean on 2019 data. He cited split-crowd fixtures such as São Paulo v Palmeiras in 2024 and Corinthians v Flamengo in the 2026 Supercopa, and said Anatorg will hold assemblies, with trials starting at five or 10 per cent.

Source: Meu Timao