Gaviões speak out on statute reform row, call for ethics committee | OneFootball

Gaviões da Fiel, the main organized supporters’ group of Corinthians, publicly took a stand through an official statement this Tuesday (10), following the widespread confusion during the club’s statute reform vote, which resulted in a series of accusations between the president of the Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Jr., and the president of the board, Osmar Stabile.

Initially, the supporters’ group lamented that the Deliberative Council meeting, which included the presence of 191 council members, was derailed from its agenda of voting on the statute to a dispute of accusations within the amphitheater at Parque São Jorge, with Romeu Tuma Jr. and Osmar Stabile themselves being the main targets of criticism for creating this atmosphere.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

The issue most defended and debated by the organized supporters during this period, after public hearings, was the vote of the Fiel Torcedor, included in the project as a football associate, with Gaviões da Fiel now once again promising not to back down until the FT vote is approved in the statute reform.

Two Corinthians council members, Mansur and Antoine Gebran, were mentioned by name in the statement due to interviews in which they claimed that the Fiel Torcedor is only for buying tickets and that they would internally analyze what would be best for the club.

Demand to the Ethics Committee

Also in the statement, the supporters’ group directly called out the president of the Ethics Committee of the Deliberative Council, Leonardo Pantaleão, demanding speed and immediate progress in the proceedings involving former presidents Andrés Sanchez, Augusto Melo, and Duilio Monteiro Alves.

Read the full statement below:

“STATUTE REFORM MEETING CANCELED AND DEMAND TO PANTALEÃO

Gaviões da Fiel Torcida laments that a meeting with 191 council members, whose main agenda was the vote on the Statute reform—fundamental for the future of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista—turned into a spectacle of accusations and irresponsibility. Both the president of the Deliberative Council and the president of the Club contributed to a chaotic environment, exposing their inability to conduct a decisive process for Corinthians.

Once again, the central issue—the right to vote for the Fiel Torcedor—was treated with contempt. The recent video with statements from council members like Antoine Gebran and Mansur shows the backwardness that still dominates sectors of the Council. They arrogantly say they will “see what is good for Corinthians” while reducing the fan to just buying tickets—precisely those who helped sink the club into debt, crises, and disgrace.

Corinthians belongs to the people. It is supported by millions who fill stadiums, buy products, and keep the club’s structure alive. Denying the vote to the Fiel Torcedor is denying the essence of Corinthians.

We will be vigilant regarding the progress of the statute reform and we will not back down. The inclusion of the Fiel Torcedor vote needs to move forward, and we will not rest until this issue leaves the drawing board.

The Gaviões board also called out the president of the Ethics Committee, Leonardo Fogaça Pantaleão, who bears responsibility before more than 35 million Corinthians fans. He is a crucial figure at this moment. We demand immediate progress on the report and the vote for the expulsion of the three former presidents who have so harmed the club. This Tuesday (10), we requested a new meeting to press for the inclusion of the issue on the agenda, and we will do so as many times as necessary.

Gaviões da Fiel will not accept maneuvers, fabricated turmoil, or attempts to diminish the participation of the fans. Corinthians needs to break with practices that have destroyed its credibility. The future depends on democracy, transparency, and the courage to change, listening to those who carry the club every day: its fans.

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