Aldo reveals his hand: war against NGOs, peace with the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation).

Evam Sena_247, in Brasília - The new Minister of Sport, Aldo Rebelo (PCdoB), stated today that he does not intend to enter into agreements with NGOs during his administration. It was due to suspicions of irregularities in contracts with these entities that former minister Orlando Silva left the post yesterday.

"I don't intend to make agreements with NGOs. But I'm not going to end the programs," stated Aldo, who met this morning with President Dilma Rousseff and confirmed his appointment to the ministry. He was nominated by the PCdoB, which has led the ministry since 2003.

Orlando Silva was accused by military police officer João Dias Ferreira of being the coordinator of a scheme to collect bribes from NGOs affiliated with the ministry to fund the PCdoB party. João Dias is the president of two entities that had contracts with the ministry, and was even arrested on suspicion of fraud and falsifying invoices.

Aldo Rebelo also stated that he will change the ministry's team. "I received from the president the responsibility of assembling my team. Certainly there will be changes. Some positions will be maintained and others will be changed based on personal and technical criteria. The change will not mean the condemnation of anyone," said the communist.

A controversial point between the Brazilian government and FIFA in the General Law of the World Cup, which is being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies, is the half-price ticket for students at the championship games, which was defended by Aldo. "I was president of the UNE (National Union of Students) and one of the positions I defended was the half-price ticket. As far as I know, this is part of Brazilian legislation," he said. He declared, however, that he will defend the government's position.

The new minister believes that his role as president of the Nike-CBF Parliamentary Inquiry Commission in 2000 will not hinder his work as Brazil's representative to FIFA and the CBF for the 2014 World Cup. "This doesn't create any resentment in my performance as minister. FIFA, the CBF, and the government should have a relationship of cooperation and independence," he stated.

Aldo also commented on the information that he received campaign donations from CBF sponsors for the 2010 election, according to his financial report to the TSE (Superior Electoral Court). "If there were contributions from CBF and FIFA partners, that did not affect my independence from any of them," he said.