a) To comply with and enforce these By-laws;
b) To elect the members of the Sports Board and Events Board;
c) To establish and modify the schedule for the INSTITUTO, creating or terminating positions, admitting or dismissing employees and establishing their pay levels, as well as hiring and dismissing, under the terms of Brazil's Consolidated Labor Legislation, a Superintendent, and establishing his or her functions;
d) To Establish norms for the operation of the INSTITUTO and to guide its employees, as well as for the complete administration of the activities of the INSTITUTO;
e) To evaluate regularly the activities of the INSTITUTO;
f) To establish and approve the annual budget and its modifications;
g) To conduct and approve annual strategic and operational planning for each one of the areas of the INSTITUTO, as proposed by any one of its members;
h) To contract outside auditors and substitute them;
i) To solicit reports from specialists in the legal, tax, accounting, technical and educational fields.
j) To deliberate about the alienation of and burdens associated to assets, financial operations and other acts and business that go beyond ordinary administration;
k) Authorize the entering of accords, contracts, and agreements that go beyond normal administration;
l) Alter these By-laws
m) Name the members of the Consultative Board;
n) Change the address of the headquarters and of any establishments and open affiliates of this Foundation.