Corinthians council sets vote date on Andrés Sanchez expulsion | OneFootball

By Henrique Vigliotti and Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Newsroom

This Friday (8), Corinthians’ Deliberative Council set May 25, Monday, as the date for the vote on the possible expulsion of Andrés Sanchez from the club’s membership, as Central do Timão has learned. The disciplinary proceedings against the former president are based on the improper use of the institution’s corporate card, that is, for personal purposes, between 2018 and 2020, a period corresponding to his second term in charge of Alvinegro.

In total, there are more than 200 expenses spread across 31 statements between August 2018 and February 2021. In October 2025, it is worth recalling, Andrés Sanchez was charged by the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP), together with former financial manager Roberto Gaviolli, with the crimes of embezzlement, money laundering, and falsification of tax documents. The finance professional was charged only with the first two counts.

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Corinthians’ Ethics Committee had been investigating the former president since January of this year, after the CJ, back in August last year, began looking into the club card expenses during the aforementioned period — around R$ 480,000. Andrés stepped away from his duties on the Deliberative Council and the Advisory Council (CORI) while the investigation was ongoing.

In mid-April, Corinthians’ Ethics Committee issued a unanimous opinion recommending the expulsion of the former official from the club and, consequently, forwarded the opinion to the Deliberative Council. During the session on the 25th, the final opinion will be read and presented by the Ethics Committee. Then, Andrés Sanchez or a representative of his defense will have the opportunity to make a statement.

Finally, the council members will deliberate on the expulsion of the former president, alternative punishments, or a possible dismissal of the disciplinary proceedings, avoiding an internal punishment for Andrés Sanchez. Regarding the MP-SP complaint, the agency is requesting that the executive reimburse R$ 480,000 to the club’s coffers, in addition to compensation of 75% of that amount for moral damages, which would total just over R$ 1 million.

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