1. ABRAFUT is the entity that represents 492 (four hundred and ninety-two) referees from the CBF, being the only entity recognized by the CBF and the Superior Court of Sports Justice for Football (STJD), to represent referees;
2. The serious and repeated conclusions made by Mr. John Charles Textor, Director of SAF BOTAFOGO, which have been occurring since last year, involving the alleged existence of match-fixing in Brazilian football, have not yet been supported and corroborated by any evidence, whatever it was.
Even though the aforementioned director was summoned, by the Superior Football Sports Court, to hand over any type of document that could justify the serious conclusions and accusations made;
3. The aforementioned director continues to manipulate football lovers and the people who work in it, using the press to reiterate slogans, constantly calling into question the suitability of people who work honestly and honorably in football.
It is worth remembering that the team he manages had countless sporting opportunities to achieve its objectives, which included failures in the normal performance standards of professional athletes on his own team, situations that occur in the sporting and human sphere, after all, no one can be perfect every time. Human beings are subject to involuntary and undesirable failures and mistakes, and should not therefore be suspected of a premeditated illicit act;
4. By citing – without the slightest responsibility or proof, just based on personal opinion based on subjectivities – two of the most respected referees in Brazil, South America and the world, with vast international CVs, including men’s and women’s World Cups in several categories, dozens of finals, selected for the Paris Olympics (Daiane Muniz) and in the project for the 2026 World Cup (Raphael Claus), the aforementioned leader takes a stance completely contrary to what is expected of a person with minimal responsibility with the career of a professional and the unblemished history of a human being.
Both professionals are examples of dedication to refereeing, examples as human beings, they are professionals of the highest level, the capacity and seriousness with which they treat football serve as a reference for several generations of referees, in several countries.
