Corinthians board hands Tuma the statute reform report, next steps revealed | OneFootball

This Friday, the Corinthians Statute Reform Committee met with the president of the Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior, and handed him the final report compiling more than 30 proposals received from fans, council members, and associates for changes to the club's statute.

The handover took place at Parque São Jorge, conducted by the Committee members: Dalton Gioia (president), Claudia Carlos de Oliveira (secretary), Corinto Baldoino Parreira e Costa, Edson Aparecido Geanelli, and Gerson Leme. Corinthians released an image of the meeting.

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Next steps

With the report in hand, Romeu Tuma Júnior will meet throughout the month of October with representatives from the club, the fans, collectives, associates, and council members to build the format and voting roadmap for the reform items. Once this stage is completed, the final project will be put up for a vote in the Deliberative Council and, subsequently, in a General Assembly of the members. If approved, the new statute will come into effect immediately.

According to information from the club, the expectation is that the proposed changes will be voted on in blocks of articles by the Council in November. According to the schedule presented by the Deliberative Council at the beginning of September, the associates of Parque São Jorge should vote on the project the following month, in December.

This, by the way, was a wish of Romeu Tuma Júnior, who intends to see the new statute already in effect at the beginning of 2026. The president of the Council has also been pressured by fans to make this happen.

“This is a comprehensive and necessary reform so that our statute can be modernized and be as close as possible to the interests of the fans and associates. We will put urgent issues to a vote, such as the right to vote for Fiel Torcedor, the way of electing triennial council members, and the control and accountability not only of the club’s corporate card, but mainly of Corinthians’ resources,” said Tuma.

“Getting to the report delivered today was an immense task for this Committee, and at the end of the process the Corinthians community will receive a very important legacy. I am sure that Corinthians will change,” he concluded.

Will Fiel Torcedor be able to vote?

The right to vote for club member-supporters is one of the main topics of Corinthians’ statutory reform. It was, in fact, the proposal presented by Gaviões da Fiel to Romeu Tuma Júnior.

The request was included in the preliminary project, but some points still need to be discussed. The council members are debating whether to create a new plan for the Fiel Torcedor program or to set rules to define which member-supporters will have the right to participate in the elections. For example, from what age a member can vote, how many years of good standing are required to have the right, among other criteria.

In any case, this will be one of the new features of the new Corinthians statute. Currently, the electoral college is made up of approximately 4,500 members of the social club. Some of the criteria are: having more than five years of membership, being the holder of the plan, and being up to date with monthly payments. With the upcoming change, the electoral college will increase. It remains to be seen under what rules.

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