Tomorrow the president of the Brazilian surfing confederation will be chosen

The current president, Adalvo Argolo, is faced by Ricardo Bocao and Jojó de Olivença


Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 30, the Brazilian Surfing Confederation will hold elections in an online contest that will determine whether Adalvo Argolo remains in office or whether there is a change of mandate with the candidates Jojó de Olivença and Ricardo Bocao, the organization itself reported in an email to the press.

The winner will be in charge of the confederation from 2021 to 2024 and will be responsible for travel to the Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris.

Jojó de Olivença is a former professional surfer, he was a member of the CT during the nineties. Meanwhile, Ricardo Bocao is a big wave surfer and communicator, he worked on various TV shows and was a columnist in several surfing publications.

According to the statement, surfing federations will be able to vote online.

The surf federations of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Pará, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina are eligible to vote. Additionally, the eight members of the athletes' commission will vote: Bruno Galini, Nathalie Martins, Suelen Naraísa, Wiggolly Dantas, Carlos Bahia, Luiz Phelipe Nobre, Ivan Tadeu dos Santos and Eder Luciano (Bodyboarding).

Three regular members and three alternate members of the Fiscal Council will also be elected.