Del Nero resigns over at the FIFA Executive Committee

The Conmebol accepted on Thursday unanimously the resignation of the president of the CBF, Marco Polo Del Nero, the position on the Executive Committee of FIFA and appointed as a substitute Fernando Sarney, son of former President of the Republic José Sarney.

"Mr. Marco Polo Del Nero has requested its withdrawal from the FIFA Executive Committee on behalf of Conmebol and appointed Mr. Fernando Sarney as his replacement, which was approved unanimously," said the continental body said in a statement after the meeting summit leaders, in Rio de Janeiro.

Shortly after, the very CBF confirmed the information in a separate statement, emphasizing, however, the Del Nero's time in office on the Executive Committee of CONMEBOL. Also according to CBF, the decision to leave the FIFA summit is due to the fact that the Brazilian leader has chosen to "give full attention to Brazilian football debates and issues."

This is the argument that Del Nero has used to justify its controversial international absences, since we landed in Rio hours after the arrest in Switzerland of its predecessor and political godfather, Jose Maria Marin.

The former president of the CBF was arrested on May 27 in Zurich, accused of corruption along with six other leaders of FIFA, when the scandal exploded in world football.

Since then, Del Nero did not come out of Brazil and missed every meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee. The president of the CBF also did not travel more with the Brazilian team, missing the Copa America to Chile.

The agent of Brazilian soccer justified absences, saying it preferred to remain in Brazil to follow closely the activities of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate the accounts of CBF.

Chaired by former player and now a senator Romario, sworn enemy of Del Nero, the CPI approved in August the breach of bank secrecy of the leader.

The Del Nero substitute in the FIFA will be Fernando Sarney, one of the vice presidents of the CBF and son of former President of the Republic José Sarney.