AG that changed everything at FC Porto was two years ago | OneFootball

This Thursday marks two years since the meeting known as the 'AG of Shame' of FC Porto. The night of November 13, 2023, was marked by intimidation, threats, and assaults, and the session convened to "deliberate on the approval of the club's new statutes" turned into a confrontation between those who supported the continuation of Pinto da Costa as president and those who desired an alternative – already identified, although not officially confirmed – personified by André Villas-Boas.

Since then, FC Porto has undergone significant changes, especially in its governing bodies, as evidenced by the elections in April 2024. These changes, however, came with profound and widespread costs, with repercussions in the sporting, financial, and associative realms, as well as in the club's relationship with members, fans, and supporters' groups. The events of November 13, 2023, resulted in Operation Pretoriano, which, despite the internal turmoil, led to the conviction of ten members and fans – with Fernando Madureira as a central figure – for crimes such as assault, coercion, simple threat, and aggravated threat, among others.

In addition to civil consequences, disciplinary sanctions also emerged: initially, the then Fiscal and Disciplinary Council suspended three members; with the new body, six-month suspensions were applied to two individuals (Fernando Saul and Manuel do Bombo) and expulsion was proposed for four people (Fernando Madureira, Sandra Madureira, Vítor Catão, and Vítor Aleixo (father)). The deliberations regarding at least the last three are scheduled for the 22nd of this month, in a new general assembly.

Regarding Fernando Madureira's judicial process, new developments are expected in the coming months, especially since, if his appeal is not judged in the meantime, on February 7, he will reach the maximum time for preventive detention. Aside from these issues, the majority of FC Porto members and fans view the club's future with more optimism than two years ago, according to statements by Miguel Brás da Cunha, a member of the Dragons' Superior Council present at the AG on November 13, 2023.

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