Independente chief slams rivals over Olten help: “If it falls, no vote” | OneFootball

The controversial vote that prevented the precautionary removal of Olten Ayres de Abreu from the presidency of the Deliberative Council continues to spark reactions. This time, the one who spoke out was Henrique Gomes, known as Baby, the main leader of Independente, São Paulo’s largest organized supporters’ group.

Through his social media, Baby mainly attacked opposition council members. As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed, it was thanks to votes from those who do not support Harry Massis’ management that Olten secured his ‘victory’.

“Where are SPFC’s saviors now? Those council members who openly said they were the club’s salvation? So, they voted for Olten Ayres de Abreu to remain president of the Council? Seriously, were these guys able to fool the fans once again? So, wasn’t the organized supporters’ group the one that was supposedly bought off? So, hadn’t Casares and Dedé been kicked out? They got voting rights for the first time in history and voted together, ruling group and opposition! LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL,” wrote the Independente leader.

In an aggressive tone, Baby says that “war has been declared against these guys.” “They want to see SPFC in Série B,” he said.

“The truth is this: the worse the club is doing, both on the field and financially, the better it is for those who want to take power. If the ruling group does not give in to what the political groups want, they join forces to seize power,” he added.

Baby also took aim at president Harry Massis for failing to achieve the expected peace and unity at the club.

“Serves Massis right! If he had gotten rid of that worm Rui Costa, maybe he’d have all 22 million fans by his side! Nothing happens by chance—he chose to believe Rui Costa and died politically hugging him! The fans were never the villains or the ones to blame! They tried to divide the supporters, drove them away from the stadium, and tried to split the organized supporters from the club’s decent fans! The shot these opportunists fired backfired on them; the war is against the system that keeps this club perpetuating itself,” he said.

“Opposition and ruling group, we will not forget. The election is coming, and if SPFC goes to Série B, there won’t even be an election in this shit,” concluded Baby, who also posted an image of opposition council members hugging, among others, Julio Casares.

THE CONTROVERSIAL VOTE

São Paulo’s Deliberative Council rejected, by 120 votes to 118, the extension by another four months of the precautionary removal of Olten Ayres de Abreu Júnior from the presidency of the body.

The razor-thin margin did not prevent the decision from triggering a negative backlash on social media, where fans reacted with heavy criticism of Olten, the Council, and the opposition, whose members were decisive in blocking the measure.

With the result, the official returns to the position after nearly three weeks away.

Olten had stepped aside voluntarily on May 14, after an agreement with the Council’s vice president, João Farias Júnior, and the president of the ethics committee, Antônio Maria Patiño Zorz, to ensure time for the presentation of his defense.

After reviewing the case, the committee recommended the precautionary suspension until the end of the investigation, but the proposal has now been overturned by the council members.

The vote, however, does not amount to an acquittal. The reckless management case is still underway in the ethics committee, which may recommend Olten’s expulsion from São Paulo’s membership rolls, the harshest internal punishment available.

The Council is also expected to analyze a definitive suspension in the future, though no date has yet been set.

The complaint against Olten was filed in April by club president Harry Massis Júnior, based on an accusation of reckless management during the processing of a proposal for statutory reform.

The project, originally presented by former president Júlio Casares in December, provided for a reduction in the qualified quorum for structural decisions, such as turning the club into a SAF. The legislative committee issued an opinion against it in April, but before that, Olten had created a new committee to deal with broader changes to the bylaws.

For Massis, the move represented a breach of the bylaws by reopening an issue that had already been rejected. The crisis added new chapters throughout the process. In the midst of it, Olten even removed the members of the ethics committee who were conducting the investigation, but the decision was overturned by Farias, and the members returned to their posts.

On May 7, the Civil Police opened an investigation into alleged ideological falsehood related to an opinion issued by the club’s Advisory Council, expanding the scope of the investigations involving the official.

It is still not clear what Olten’s next steps will be, but it is possible that his return will lead the legislative committee to resume work on the bylaw reform, which has been frozen by Massis since early May. It is also unknown whether he will resume the removal of the ethics committee.

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