Council president backs Casares, reschedules impeachment vote | OneFootball

The president of the Deliberative Council of São Paulo, Olten Ayres de Abreu, announced on the evening of Thursday (8) the change of date for the extraordinary meeting of the body that will vote on whether to open the impeachment process against president Julio Casares.

Previously scheduled for the 14th (Wednesday), the vote will now take place on the 16th (Friday), starting at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), in the Noble Hall of Morumbi.

It is speculated that the change is related to a protest organized by both regular and organized fans for the time of the vote, and it would address the demand for a better security scheme around the club. However, the official reason was not disclosed.

The change of date, however, is one of the less important items in the call notice published by Abreu. The head of the Council took two actions that indirectly end up favoring Casares.

Firstly, he rejected the opposition's request for the vote to be held in a hybrid manner. That is, both in-person and virtually, arguing that it would increase the participation of council members and reduce risks related to the external environment and public clamor.

In the notice published this evening, Abreu claims that the in-person format ensures “the maximum irrefutability of the secret vote, protecting the autonomy of the voting councilor.”

Furthermore, he justifies that given the importance of the matter, the in-person voting “is essential for legal security and the unquestionable legitimacy of the final decision.”

But it was not the only measure taken by Abreu, let's say, more benevolent to the president. Earlier, he gave a favorable opinion to a request made by Casares himself, to change the necessary quorum of votes for the opening of the impeachment.

In a ruling, the president of the Council acknowledged the existence of a statutory controversy, as different items of the document provide for different percentages for the approval of the removal.

But, according to him, the understanding is that, given the seriousness of the accusations that led to the vote, the interpretation most favorable to the accused prevails.

With the change, the minimum number of votes in favor of impeachment now rises from 171 to 191, that is, 75% of the Council.

The first step for the opening of the removal process happens after a formal request by opposition councilors to the current tricolor management, who gathered the 57 necessary signatures to initiate the removal of the leader, according to the club's Statute, at the end of December.

With this approval, the president would already be removed from office, with the São Paulo vice-president, Harry Massis Júnior, taking over the position.

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

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