Corinthians meeting exposes Tuma-Stabile rift, conflict explained | OneFootball

The war is declared. Last Monday, the president of Corinthians, Osmar Stabile, and the president of the club's Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior, overshadowed the vote on the reform of Timão's statute with a heated discussion at Parque São Jorge.

The argument occurred right at the beginning of the meeting in the auditorium of Corinthians' social headquarters. Osmar Stabile made serious accusations against Romeu, who defended himself and claimed to have evidence that the president was lying. The altercation was the trigger for a major commotion among council members, with exchanges of insults and even shoving.

Corinthians council members argue in the auditorium at Parque São Jorge (Photo: André Costa/Gazeta Press)

The Last Straw

Stabile accuses Tuma of trying to interfere in the club's executive management. According to Osmar, the last straw was last Friday, during a conversation between them. The president claims he was threatened by Romeu.

According to the official, Romeu allegedly approached him during dinner and said: “Either you do what I want, or I'm going to f*** you.”

The reason for the conflict is the alleged hiring of Aldair Borges to join the security team at Parque São Jorge. The professional was cited in a Civil Police inquiry as responsible for hiding barriers and allowing unauthorized people to access the club on January 20, 2025. On that occasion, there was a major confusion after a Council meeting that would vote on the impeachment of then-president Augusto Melo.

In an interview after the CD meeting last Monday, Osmar Stabile denied that the professional had been rehired. He says Aldair went to Parque São Jorge to ask for a job, claiming to be in a difficult financial situation, but was not hired.

“The worst of it happened on Friday. I was eating a pizza and he [Romeu Tuma] was at another table. Suddenly, there was a discussion between him and an associate. He passed by my table and said to me: ‘Either you do what I want, or I'm going to f*** you.’ I thought: ‘Did he really say that?’. And then, the person next to me said: ‘That's exactly what he said’. I was very hurt by that,” said Stabile.

“Already on Sunday afternoon, he called a journalist telling this journalist to tell me that he [Romeu] was accusing me of hiring someone who hid the barriers during the time of the other president. I said I didn't know anything about it. I checked and saw that that person had not been hired. Despite previous interferences, constantly sending documents, wanting to know what I am doing or not doing, I did not accept it under any circumstances. This situation left me very embarrassed. I told everyone that if anyone interfered in the management, I would name names. The name is Romeu and the surname is Tuma,” he added.

(Photo: Evander Portilho/ Ag. Corinthians)

According to Osmar, this case was just the “crucial point” for the clash to explode. The president of Corinthians claimed that his relationship with Romeu Tuma Júnior had been deteriorating for some time.

“He had been trying to interfere several times, but the crucial point was on Friday when he came and used those absurd terms. Corinthians is a centenary institution, we cannot do this. The president of Corinthians must be respected, I will not accept anyone speaking in this way. He could have apologized there in the Council, no problem. The resentment of something that comes from the past is not mine. On Sunday, I was upset with the business and suddenly the journalist comes saying that he [Romeu] leaked this information. It's difficult, right? But unfortunately, this is the president of the Council we have,” he commented.

The Other Side

On the other side of the story, Romeu Tuma Júnior asks Osmar Stabile to present evidence. The president of the Corinthians Deliberative Council assures he has evidence that Aldair was rehired by the executive board and will take the case to the police authorities.

“The president made serious accusations, I hope he represents all this in the Ethics Committee so that I can respond and prove that he lied. On Friday, when I suffered that internal threat, I filed a police report and requested an inquiry, all of this will be investigated at the police level. He will need to prove what he said,” said Tuma.

According to his version of events, Romeu questioned Stabile about the alleged hiring of the security guard and stated that if the president did not take action, he would expose the situation to the press.

“All of this will be investigated by the Police. I will prove it because I have evidence. He said I leaked to a reporter, I didn't leak anything. The management had hired a security guard who was fired because he was the person who hid the barriers during the impeachment vote in January 2025, even some reporters were attacked. This former employee went up to the fifth floor on the day of the invasion. The management rehired this guy on Thursday, and I said: ‘President, how do you hire a guy who is under police investigation for facilitating the entry of non-members who attacked councilors, who participated in the invasion of your office? If you don't take action, you will suffer because I will give an interview about it’. I even said it wasn't a threat,” stated the president of the CD.

“The president said it was a lie of mine, that I coerced him, that the guy wasn't hired, but I will prove he was. The person was here working on Friday,” he added.

(Photo: André Costa/Gazeta Press)

Setup?

Romeu Tuma Júnior believes that this whole situation was set up to prevent the vote on the reform of Corinthians' statute. He regretted Stabile's attitude of exposing the case before the Council and sees the episode as another “institutional stain” on the club.

“I deeply regret the attitude of the club's president. If what he said was true, he would have several mechanisms to take action within the statutory process, through the competent bodies. He could have sent this to the Ethics Committee before the meeting, he didn't need to wait for the meeting to favor the narrative of some councilors who wanted to disrupt the meeting and not vote on the statutory reform. Because of some people who don't want to put Corinthians where it deserves, we will take all this to the General Assembly for the members to vote on the statutory reform,” he declared.

“This only served to tarnish the institutional image of Corinthians, which I regret, especially when it comes from the club's highest authority, which is the president. The entire Commission dedicated itself to creating this statute which for me is the best in Corinthians' history, especially because it was built in a very democratic way. I was talking about this at that moment, I even found it strange that people didn't want to speak up, so we realized it was something set up to tarnish the club's image,” he added.

Tuma also lamented the endless obstacles to reforming Timão's statute. According to him, many club councilors “don't want changes.”

“There are people who don't want changes. We've been trying to make changes for years, and when the time comes, someone says nothing needs to change. When I said it would be an open vote and maintained that, even under pressure, the General Sports Law provides for this. It's a way for us to be accountable to those outside Parque São Jorge. I knew something would happen, I just didn't imagine it would come from the president. Many don't want the vote to be open, for councilors' children not to be hired, for there to be serious governance. Nobody wants to be monitored, that's what's stalling the vote,” he opined.

Stabile Denies Interference

Osmar Stabile, in turn, denies any interference in the statutory reform of Corinthians. He says he is in favor of the project and supports one of the main topics of the text: the right to vote for Fiel Torcedor.

“It's up to the president of Corinthians not to interfere in this matter. The president of Corinthians must comply with the statute, regardless of whether there is a change or not. It's not up to the president to get involved in the issue of changing the statute,” he stated.

“I would vote on the points that Cori put forward. I saw the analysis and liked what Cori put forward, to vote on those sensitive points. I am in favor, I always said. Fiel Torcedor has long been overdue to vote in Corinthians' elections,” he said.

The president also explained why he did not file a complaint against Romeu Tuma Júnior with the club's internal bodies, such as the Ethics Committee.

“I was there with all the Corinthians bodies, Cori (Guidance Council), the Ethics Committee. It was a way to present it to everyone. It has already been represented, everything is recorded. Do you need more than that? If I need to fill out a document, I will also fill it out, with witnesses who were there,” he justified.

(Photo: André Costa/Gazeta Press)

Next Steps

Amid the chaos that ensued in the Council meeting after the discussion between Romeu and Stabile, Tuma ended the meeting and informed that the vote will be taken directly to the General Assembly of members, on a date yet to be defined.

For this, the president of the CD relies on article 45, section II, letter A of the club's statute, which provides for the possibility of statutory reform passing only through the General Assembly, as long as the need for it is recognized by the Council. See what the article says:

“The General Assembly will meet:

II – Extraordinarily, at any time, to:

A – approve the amendment of this Statute, under the terms of the Civil Code, when expressly convened for this purpose, recognized, preliminarily, by the CD, the need for the amendment.”

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After the meeting, Romeu Tuma Júnior explained the decision.

“The meeting was closed because it was very clear that the Council did not want to vote. If the Council does not want to vote, then let the General Assembly decide, as our statute provides. There were meetings, public hearings, we knew there would be some kind of imbroglio to avoid voting. According to the statute, the Council only needs to admit the need for reform, it does not need to vote on the reform. The General Assembly deliberates the reform. When we realize that the Council's will is not to deliberate, then we will send it directly to the General Assembly,” he pointed out.

“The Council is missing an opportunity to show the fans that it wants to improve the statute. When the Council shows that it doesn't care about this, then send it to the General Assembly. They will keep arguing, pointing fingers, coercing each other, so why should I let this circus tarnish Corinthians' image? The meeting was closed and the General Assembly, which has legitimacy for this, will deliberate. End of story,” he concluded.

The topic has been dragging on since last year at Parque São Jorge. The new statute was supposed to be voted on in December 2025, but councilors decided to postpone the process to better discuss some of the terms of the draft. Initially, Tuma's desire was to complete the process by the end of last year.

The new statute, presented in October last year, addresses relevant topics such as the right to vote for Fiel Torcedor and the transformation of Corinthians into a SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol).

Ten public hearings were held to discuss the main items of the text. It is worth noting that the meetings had low attendance. Since 2024, the Statute Reform Committee has been working on the project, which was developed from internal discussions and conversations with organized external movements, such as Gaviões da Fiel.

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