06/06/2021 18:41
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Updated 06/06/2021 19:02
The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Rogerio Caboclo, was removed from office for thirty days after a complaint of sexual and moral harassment by an official of the entity.
The Ethics Commission of the CBF (which defends his innocence) ordered the momentary departure of Caboclo, after the establishment of a complaint by a CBF employee on Friday, the Globo Esporte portal reported this Sunday and confirmed the AFP with a source of the entity.
Caboclo will leave office a week before the start of the Copa América in Brazil, the target of criticism for taking place in a country hard hit by the pandemic.
In the last hours, the Brazilian Soccer Confederation presented a bulletin explaining the situation: "The CBF informs that it received on the afternoon of Sunday 6, the decision of the Brazilian Soccer Ethics Commission to temporarily suspend (initially, for a period of 30 days) to President Rogério Caboclo from the exercise of his functions. Following the Statute of the entity, vice-president Antônio Carlos Nunes of Lima takes his place temporarily. The decision is respectful of the process that this Commission will process in order to investigate the complaint filed ".
In trouble: Caboclo (in the photo, with Domínguez, president of Conmebol) must give explanations for the harsh accusations of harassment and mistreatment.EFE / Nathalia Aguilar
It all started when an employee of the Brazilian Football Confederation filed a complaint against the entity's president, Rogério Caboclo.
He accuses him of having suffered sexual and moral abuse, about which he claims to have evidence.
The scandal was unleashed in the midst of the controversy over the organization of the Copa América.
According to the document presented by the woman before the Ethics Committee of the CBF and the Directorate of Governance and Compliance, the president would have made her experience numerous episodes of shame in the presence of other executives during trips and meetings.
Rogério Caboclo has just been killed for 30 days of the presidency of the CBF, two days from @gabi_moreira and it has been revealed that he would function or accuse him of sexual and moral assault.
You can here: https://t.co/mNYnrfU3TK
- Martín Fernandez (@mart_fern) June 6, 2021
The woman claimed that Caboclo asked her if she "masturbated" and accuses him of trying to force her to eat a dog biscuit while calling her "bitch."
In addition, Caboclo would have made up false stories about his sex life.
"I have been going through a very difficult time in recent days. Including medical treatment. In fact, today I filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee of Brazilian Soccer and the Governing and Compliance Board, so that administrative measures can be taken," he said. the employee.
Now, Brazilian football adds a new conflict to the statement that the Verdeamarela players would make after the Eliminatory match that they will play on Tuesday against Paraguay.
