The president of the Portuguese Judo Federation (FPJ), Jorge Fernandes, was dismissed this Sunday, and the delegates to the General Assembly of the organization, which took place in Coimbra, voted the decision almost unanimously.
According to the opinion of the FPJ, of the delegates present, 45 voted in favor of the dismissal, one abstained and there were no votes against, in a decision motivated by the risk of loss of the condition of public utility or by disagreement in the management.
“Given the risk of suspension of the Relative Statute of Public Utility or disagreement with the policies of the Directorate, 45 delegates voted in favor of the dismissal, with 1 abstention and 0 votes against,” says the FPJ advisory.
Jorge Fernandes himself had already appealed his dismissal, although his candidacy for the leadership of the organization is a scenario on the table, as he stressed a month ago in statements to the Portuguese agency.
“It is clear that I can continue, it is clear that I have a mission to fulfill, which I have not yet fulfilled, and it is clear that I have the support of 90% of the delegates to the Assembly. In the order of 90, 95%, guaranteed,” Jorge Fernandes said back in November.
The leader then spoke out after the conclusions of the investigation opened by the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth, through a complaint from the coach and president of the Castelo Branco Judo Association, Abel Louro.
In the conclusions of the investigation, the IPDJ determined on November 15 the loss of mandate of Jorge Fernandes, understanding that the leadership of the FPJ violated article 51 of the Legal Regime of Sports Federations (RJFD), which configures the loss of mandate of the holders. federal dependencies, for ineligibility, incompatibility or for intervening in a contract in which they are interested.
At stake, according to the investigation, is the hiring in 2021 of Jorge Alberto Fernandes, the president’s son, by the FPJ, and the fact that the Federation’s top manager works as a coach at the Judo Clube de Coimbra, two scenarios incompatible with the functions he performed.
In the note delivered today to the press, the president of the AG, Carlos Andrade, said that “the publication of the call for early elections will be made in the coming days.”
Source: TSF
