MIES - FIBA officials on Friday met a delegation consisting of Brazilian basketball stakeholders, representatives of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the Brazilian Sports Ministry as they all looked to resolve the issues that led to the Brazil Basketball Confederation (CBB) being suspended in November 2016.

FIBA's group - headed by President Horacio Muratore and Secretary General Patrick Baumann - expressed its appreciation for having all parties concerned sit around the same table. During their time together, they openly discussed the governance, finance and sporting problems which unfortunately still persist to this day.

FIBA provided a framework within which it - if the Brazilians so desire - can help in overcoming the problems and have the Brazilian federation reinstated ahead of FIBA's Mid-Term Congress in early May, before a busy summer of competitions and prior to the launch of FIBA’s New Competition System in November.

The discussions were frank and constructive and all involved expressed their strong wish to remedy the situation as soon as possible.

The Brazilian representatives will hold an internal meeting next week and get in contact with FIBA thereafter in order to start the process.

In attendance for Friday's meeting were

Brazil delegation:
Mr Carlos Nunes, CBB President
Mr Jose Medalha, CBB Director of Institutional Relations
Mr Gerasime Bozikis, FIBA Americas Board member and ABASU President
Mr Augusto Heleno Pereira, Communication and Corporative Education Executive Director - Brazilian National Olympic Committee
Mr Agberto Guimaraes, Executive Director of Sport - Brazilian National Olympic Committee
Mr José Candido da Silva Muricy, Director of Department Incentive and Promotion of Sports
Mr Amarildo Ramos da Rosa, CBB President Candidate
Mr Guy Peixoto, CBB President Candidate
Mr Marcelo Sousa, Accompanying person to Mr Peixoto
Mr Carlos Fontenelle, Executive Director and accompanying person to Mr Peixoto
Mr Kouros Monadjemi, LNB Representative, FIBA Americas Club and League Competitions Committee Chairman
Mr Arnon de Mello, NBA Brazil

FIBA delegation:
Mr Horacio Muratore, FIBA President
Mr Patrick Baumann, FIBA Secretary General
Mr Jose Luis Saez, FIBA Delegate
Mr Alberto García, Executive Director, FIBA Americas
Mr Andreas Zagklis, Legal Director
Mr Benjamin Schindler, Legal Affairs Manager
Mr Paulo Villas Boas de Almeida

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