the alleged falsification of documents<\/a> ahead of Rodrigues\u2019 re-election in March.<\/p>\nOne of the petitions, from congresswoman Daniela Carneiro, called on the Supreme Court to suspend and investigate Rodrigues. It was claimed that the signature of CBF vice-president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima was falsified on a document that strengthened Rodrigues\u2019 hold on the federation\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n
Rodrigues, 71, has been CBF president since 2022 and was re-elected without opposition in March.<\/p>\n
Carneiro\u2019s letter claims a medical report from 2023 stated vice-president Nunes de Lima was lacking in \u201cphysical and cognitive\u201d capacity. She alleges he therefore either signed the key document \u201cwithout his full capacity for understanding\u201d, or that his signature was forged without his consent.<\/p>\n
The CBF has rejected the suggestion that the signature is inauthentic and insisted in a statement on May 6 that \u201cacts related to the aforementioned agreement were carried out within the law\u201d and that \u201cthe process was legitimate\u201d.<\/p>\n
The CBF has not issued an official comment since Rodrigues was removed from power. The federation has been contacted by The Athletic for comment.<\/p>\n
On Thursday night, per reports in the Brazilian media, Rodrigues asked the Supreme Court to annul Zefiro\u2019s order. The Supreme Court is due to make a ruling on Rodrigues\u2019 re-election on May 28.<\/p>\n
Rodrigues spoke to reporters at the FIFA Congress in Asuncion, Paraguay, around 20 minutes before Zefiro\u2019s order was made public. He affirmed that Nunes\u2019 signature was legitimate and said he was calm in the face of the allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who act in the right way have nothing to fear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Additional reporting: Mario Cortegana<\/p>\n
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