An employee accuses him of sexual abuse .. The President of the Brazilian Football Confederation suspended

The Ethics Committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation announced, yesterday, the temporary suspension of federation president Rogerio Capoclo, after he faced accusations of sexual abuse.

Kabuclo was initially suspended for 30 days, after an employee in the union accused him of sexual and moral abuse of her, knowing that he denied all the accusations against him.

"The Federation received on Sunday the decision of the Ethics Committee to temporarily suspend (for an initial period of 30 days) President Rogerio Capoclo from the performance of his duties," the federation said in a statement.

In accordance with federation regulations, which provide for the assignment of the task to the oldest vice-president, Antonio Carlos Núñez will assume the duties of federation president during Capoclo's suspension.

The suspension of Capoclo from work comes at a time when the Brazilian Federation is witnessing a state of tension.

The coach of the Brazilian national team, Tite, and his players expressed dissatisfaction with the holding of the Copa America in Brazil, starting next Sunday, and it was reported that they are still considering whether or not to participate in the tournament.

The final decision is scheduled to be announced after the Brazil national team match against Paraguay (Thursday dawn at 4:30 UAE time) in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers

. Brazil is one of the countries most affected by the emerging Corona virus pandemic, and was chosen to host the Copa America, After Colombia and Argentina were excluded from the joint hosting of the tournament due to political unrest and an increase in infection rates with the emerging coronavirus, respectively.

Brazil witnessed more than 473,000 deaths due to the emerging corona virus, and yesterday, Sunday, it recorded 866 deaths.

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