Overview

• Ednaldo Rodrigues has been removed as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) following a Rio de Janeiro court ruling declaring his work contract invalid.
• The court found that a signature on Rodrigues’s contract may have been forged, and Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima, a signatory, was deemed mentally unfit to sign.
• Fernando Sarney has been appointed interim president and has committed to maintaining all current sporting contracts, including Carlo Ancelotti’s role as national team coach starting May 26.
• Rodrigues’s removal marks the second time he has been ousted following governance challenges, with a previous suspension in 2023 overturned by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.
• The court's decision to remove Rodrigues is subject to potential reversal by the Supreme Federal Court, adding further uncertainty to the CBF’s leadership crisis.