Rui Pereira, Chairman of the Benfica General Assembly, last elected at the end of October, applied for resignation from a position due to disagreements with the leader of the incarnations, Luis Filipe Vieira.
Information was first presented morning Post, a group in which Rui Pereira is a commentator, but within the framework of topics related to Justice, and explains disagreements an extraordinary meeting of magna requested by a group of club members. In the meantime, the announcement of the resignation of the leader of the AG was made public.
“In accordance with the provisions of clause 1 of article 45 of the Sport Lisboa e Benfica Statutes, I resign as Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Sport Lisboa e Benfica with a request to replace me immediately in accordance with clause 2 of the same article. I do this because I understand that Article 55, numbers 3 and 4, imposes on me the obligation to convene an extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly as required by a group of 334 members who comply with the provisions of the law provided for this purpose, and represent 11,060 votes “, refers to.
“Having held this honorary position since October 29, 2020, I have always considered it my duty to protect the interests of Benfica and the rights of its members, observe the charter, guarantee the solidarity of the governing bodies and respect the given word. To check that I do not have the necessary support from the governing bodies, in particular the president and the board of directors, Regarding the convening of an extraordinary general meeting, I find that I no longer meet these conditions, which I consider to be cumulative and substantial, ”concluded Rui Pereira, who previously also chaired the general meeting of Benfica SAD.
It should be remembered that just over a year ago, Luis Nazare, then President of the Council of the General Assembly, also applied for resignation disagreeing with the magna club meeting organization model. Rui Pereira will replace in position Antonio Pires Andrade, until today is the vice president of the body.
