VIP box scandal: Casares acts, takes case to Ethics Committee | OneFootball

After releasing a statement through his social media, president Julio Casares decided to take action against the protagonists of the Camarote Scandal, which culminated on Monday (15th) in the dismissal of Douglas Schwartzmann, then responsible for the club’s youth divisions, and Mara Casares, the president’s ex-wife and director of culture and events.

At the beginning of the evening on Tuesday (16th), after a meeting with allied political groups, the tricolor president decided to send a letter to Olten Ayres de Abreu, president of the Deliberative Council, requesting that the case be forwarded to the Ethics Committee of the body.

As a result, Schwartzmann and Mara will be investigated and may be punished as club council members.

This is a clear attempt by the leader to prevent the political crisis (intensified by the case) from escalating. This Wednesday (17th), the Council will meet to vote on the budget forecast for 2026, and the outlook is bleak for Casares. Longtime allies are threatening to become opposition and to amplify calls for his removal from the presidency.

For now, according to what AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned, Casares admitted to being shaken by the scandal, refuses to talk about resignation, and only admits to possibly bringing the elections forward, a suggestion championed precisely by Olten along with some key figures.

“Cases like this cannot go without being properly clarified, and this will be done through the inquiry that was launched immediately after the episode was revealed. This work is being carried out on two fronts: the first and most important is the external audit, so that there is no possibility of political interference or influence of power. Everyone will be heard and a final report will provide the club with its considerations and recommendations for possible next steps. In parallel, the internal inquiry will be handled by the compliance department,” explained the president.

“I do not support nor practice pre-judgment or prior condemnation. I believe in the full right to defense. But I emphasize that, whatever the outcome of the inquiry, we will act rigorously with anyone who is eventually found to have behaved inappropriately at the club. There is and will be no favoritism due to closeness, friendship, kinship, position, or political alignment. We cannot tolerate wrongdoing of any kind. No person is, nor ever will be, greater than São Paulo Futebol Clube,” he concluded.

The club’s bylaws provide for punishments for members who commit infractions, ranging from warnings and suspensions to compensation, loss of office, temporary ineligibility, and permanent removal. The internal regulations state that “causing damage to the image of São Paulo, in any capacity or while holding any position within the powers of São Paulo” is subject to suspension from 90 to 270 days, with the possibility of a greater penalty when the member holds a position of power.

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