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CHAPTER I
Denomination, Foundation, Headquarters, Duration and Purpose.
Article 1 -The club called BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB, a unincorporated association,
was founded on May 27, 2017 in the city of Limerick, county of Limerick, is now governed by these
Statutes.
Single paragraph -BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB will be represented by its own flag and
emblem, obeying the following colors: Blue, Yellow, Green and White. (Exception made for
commemorative shirts)
Single paragraph -As accessory objectives, BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB may develop
social, recreational and sports activities, with the practice of gambling and the treatment of political
and religious matters being prohibited.
CHAPTER - II
Of Associates, Rights and Duties, Requirements for Admission, Dismissal, Exclusion and others
penalties.
Article 5 -Players are not jointly or severally liable for the obligations contracted by the club.
Article 6 -The membership or squad of BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB consists of the
following categories of Associates:
Founding Associate:Any member who participated in the founding of the club will be
considered a Founding Member.
Contributing Associate:Any Associate who did not participate in the Club's founding
Assembly will be considered a Contributing Member.
Article 9 -The admission of Associates will be made through a proposal addressed to the Board of
Directors, with a Founding Associate as the proposer.
Article 10 -These are essential requirements for entry or admission to the team.
Art. 11th -Associates who violate the provisions of these statutes will be subject to the following
penalties, according to the severity or recurrence:
I -Warning
II -Suspension
III -Exclusion
§ 1 -Penalties will be applied by a Director in the case of warning or suspension, and by decision of
the Executive Board, in the case of exclusion.
§ 2 -Members who delay payment of their monthly fees, apportionment or capital calls will be
suspended from games and training.
§ 3 -Suspended Member must pay overdue dues before participating in any club activities.
Art. 12th -In the event of just cause, the Member may be excluded from the Association.
§ 1 -It is considered just cause for the purposes of this statute, in addition to non-compliance with
items II, III and V of art. 8, and § 4 of Clause 12, above, the following hypothesis:
Loss of Membership Spirit demonstrated through riot, fight, or serious misunderstanding that affects
the continuity of the Association.
§ 2 -The accused Associate will be notified, in a timely manner, of the meeting that will decide on his
exclusion, in order to give him the opportunity to attend and exercise his right of defense.
§ 3 -The decision of the Executive Board that decrees the exclusion of an Associate may be appealed
to the Extraordinary General Meeting.
§ 4 -The Associate excluded for just cause can only be readmitted to the Association after 02 (two)
years of absence, and by decision taken at the Ordinary or Extraordinary Meeting.
Art. 13th -The Associate who, by act of will, decides to withdraw or resign from the Association, or
even temporarily leave, must communicate his decision to the Executive Board.
§ 1 -In the event that the Contributing Member temporarily leaves the Association, his re-entry will
only be allowed after a period of two months, counting from the day following the formalization of
his resignation.
CHAPTER - III
Social Assets and Sources of Resources
Art. 14th -The movable and immovable assets, financial resources, credits, etc., existing or that may
be added by acquisition, donation or assignment by persons or public entities, constitute the Club's
assets. In the latter case, these assets will be listed separately from the others when inventoried in the
dissolution process.
Art. 15th- The Association's source of funds comes from the payment of the monthly fee of its
members, sale of uniforms, promotion of events, capital calls and eventual donations.
CHAPTER - IV
Deliberative and Administrative Bodies.
Art. 16th -The directive powers of BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB will fall to the
following Bodies:
a) Presidency;
b) Executive Board;
SECTION - I
Of the General Assemblies.
Art. 17th -The General Assembly, both Ordinary and Extraordinary, is the highest decision-making
and management body of the Association.
§ 1 -The General Assembly is constituted by the Members of the club, in full enjoyment of their
rights, and each Member is entitled to a single vote, regardless of their category, as long as they are up
to date with their financial obligations.
§ 2 -The Associate with the right to vote cannot be represented by proxy.
Art. 18th -The Ordinary Assemblies will be held annually in May, with the following purposes:
I.Appreciate the Executive Board's report on the year ended, approving or not its accounts;
II.Setting contribution rates to be paid by Associates;
Art. 20th -The Extraordinary Assemblies will be held at any time, whenever necessary, and will be
intended for discussion and deliberation regarding any matter pertaining to the Association, especially
the following:
I.The dissolution of the Club, according to the procedures established in these Bylaws;
II.Appeal on Membership Exclusion;
III.The cases not covered by this Statute,
IV.Bylaw amendment;
v.Suspend, in order to determine responsibility and/or dismiss the Executive Board, any Director or
members of the Deliberative and Fiscal Council;
SAW.Reform Board resolutions, illegal or contrary to the interests of the Club and/or its Associates;
VII.Grant honorary titles to persons, authorities or entities;
VIII.Decide on the sale of whatever, or any other act that may affect the Club's assets;
SECTION II
From the Executive Board
Management
Art. 27th -BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB will be managed by an Executive Board
composed of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Board of Directors and optionally
others who will be appointed by the President in common agreement with the Vice-President,
according to § 2 of article 30.
§ 1 -No member of the Board of Directors elected may be part of the Fiscal Council or accumulate
functions.
§ 2 -The Board of Directors will be made up of at least 2/3 of Brazilians.
§ 3 -The vacancy of the positions of President and Vice-President of the Board of Executive Officers,
due to impediment of any nature, will imply the convening of an Extraordinary Meeting, which will
elect the provisional substitute, until the removal of one of them, or the election of new Directors for
the respective positions.
§ 4 -The entity will not remunerate any of its directors.
SECTION III
From the Supervisory Board
Article 34 -The Audit Committee will be made up of 2 (two) Associate members, equally
hierarchically and elected in accordance with article 19, plus one Alternate.
Article 35 -The Council's work consists of examining the accounting books, documents, balance
sheets and verifying the financial situation of the Club.
Article 36 -The Audit Committee will, mandatorily, complete its inspection work and issue an
opinion within five working days prior to the annual Ordinary Meeting.
§ 1 -The manifestation of the opinion will always be included in a single report when there is
complete agreement between the members;
§ 2 -shall present a separate report when there is a member of the Board who disagrees in whole or in
part with the others.
Article 37 -No member of the Fiscal Council may participate in the Club's Board of Directors.
Article 38 -The Supervisory Board will meet:
I-For the purpose of fulfilling the obligation of article 36;
II-On its own initiative when deemed necessary;
III-By convening the General Meeting;
IV-At the request of the Board.
§ 1 -The Ordinary Meeting will be the one referred to in item I of this article and the others,
Extraordinary;
§ 2 -The Council's decisions will only be valid with the majority presence of its members.
Article 39 -Minutes of all ordinary and extraordinary meetings shall be drawn up in the proper book,
in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 36.
CHAPTER - V
General Provisions
Article 40 -In the event of the dissolution of BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB, the entity's
assets and assets will be auctioned and the capital collected donated to one or more charities in
Limerick.
Article 41 -BRAZUCA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB may be dissolved by decision of the General
Meeting, meeting extraordinarily with at least 2/3 of the Patrimonial Associates and by unanimous
decision of those present.
Single paragraph -In this Assembly, once the dissolution is decided, the names of 3 (three)
representatives who will constitute the Dissolution Commission will be voted on, which will obey the
following criteria:
I -Reinstate to public entities the movable, immovable and material assets received, by assignment,
from them;
II -Auction off the remaining assets.
Article 42 -The Internal Regulations that may be prepared and approved by the General Assembly
will complete the provisions of this constitution.
Article 43 -The re-entry of a suspended Member is prohibited, without the payment of arrears, with
interest and fine, as provided for in § 3 of article 12.
Article 44 - It will be up to the Board of Executive Officers to resolve on the omissions of these
Bylaws, and, if deemed incompetent, to appeal to the General Meeting.
Article 45 - The present Statute will enter into force immediately after its approval by the General
Assembly and can only be amended by another Assembly, specially convened for this purpose.
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Secretary – Felipe Rodrigues