After Stabile hearing, MP-SP seeks docs, new hearings in Corinthians probe | OneFootball

The São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP) moved forward with its investigation into the possibility of a court-ordered intervention at Corinthians after hearing club president Osmar Stabile last Monday (10). The testimony, which lasted approximately three hours, marked the first contact between the prosecutors in charge of the civil inquiry and the club’s current administration, and served to clarify issues related to Timão’s administrative, financial, and institutional areas.

Stabile was questioned by prosecutors Luiz Ambra Neto and André Pascoal and appeared accompanied by two lawyers and Corinthians legal director Pedro Soares. During the hearing, the official provided explanations about the club’s current situation, the measures adopted since the start of his administration, and the steps taken in response to problems identified at Corinthians.

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According to reporting by Central do Timão, which closely followed the movement at the site during the official’s hearing, the prosecutors questioned Stabile about how Corinthians’ administration operates, the club’s financial situation, and the measures adopted by the current administration to mitigate problems accumulated over previous administrations.

Prosecutors want documents to support the explanations

Despite the information provided by Stabile, prosecutors now intend to compare the statements made during the hearing with documents. The president said he was available to cooperate with the investigation and even offered his management plan to representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

The expectation is that the Prosecutor’s Office will formally request, in the coming days, additional documents related to the points discussed during the testimony. Analysis of this material will be important so prosecutors can verify whether the measures described by the official are actually being carried out.

The objective of the investigation at this stage is not only to analyze events from previous administrations. MP-SP is mainly seeking to assess whether the structure currently responsible for Corinthians is capable of dealing with the administrative and financial crisis and implementing the necessary corrections.

Among the points on prosecutors’ radar are the possible correction of irregularities, measures aimed at reducing or controlling financial difficulties, the functioning of the club’s internal bodies, and those structures’ ability to carry out their respective duties.

The fulfillment of Corinthians’ social purpose as an association is also under review, an aspect that is part of the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s assessment of whether a court-ordered intervention is necessary.

Other officials and people linked to the club are expected to be heard

Stabile’s testimony does not bring the hearing phase to an end. On the contrary, the trend is that other people connected to the day-to-day life and administration of Corinthians will be called by prosecutors in the next stages of the procedure.

Before the president, member Leandro Cano had already given testimony to the Public Prosecutor’s Office last Friday (7). A trial judge, he was responsible for presenting prosecutors with a request for judicial intervention at Corinthians after pointing to possible illegalities in the Deliberative Council meeting called by president Osmar Stabile to vote on the removal of Romeu Tuma Júnior from office.

The next hearings should allow prosecutors to compare different versions of the club’s situation and support the analysis that will be carried out before any possible decision on the direction of the inquiry.

Investigation began in December 2025 and may reach Corinthians’ elections

The civil inquiry was opened by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in December 2025. However, the effective review of the documentation sent to the agency was interrupted during part of the following period.

The Prosecutor’s Office was only able to resume work on the documents from mid-May of this year, after the Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office rejected an appeal filed by the club and authorized the investigation to continue.

Since then, prosecutors have been examining the material already submitted to MP and, in recent weeks, have focused their efforts on reviewing the documentation before beginning the hearing phase.

There is no legally established deadline for concluding the civil inquiry. The expectation, however, is that the investigation will still continue for at least two more months.

As a result, the procedure may continue until close to Corinthians’ election period, scheduled for October this year. Despite the absence of a set end date, there is an expectation that the work will be completed before the elections.

The electoral calendar, however, does not determine the outcome of the investigation. The Prosecutor’s Office will assess the information and documents gathered during the procedure before deciding which measures it considers appropriate.

What could the next steps be?

Based on the conclusions of the inquiry, there are different possibilities. If prosecutors understand that Corinthians’ situation justifies a more severe measure, the Public Prosecutor’s Office may file a public civil action and request that the courts order judicial intervention in the club’s administration.

Any such intervention, however, is not ordered directly by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. It is up to the Judiciary to analyze the request and decide whether the necessary requirements for adopting the measure are present.

Another possibility is the signing of a Conduct Adjustment Agreement (TAC). In this context, Corinthians itself would undertake commitments to implement the corrections pointed out by the Prosecutor’s Office, under the conditions and deadlines established in the agreement.

Osmar Stabile’s hearing is only one stage of a procedure that is still ongoing. Based on the explanations presented by the president, MP-SP is expected to continue gathering information, requesting documents, and hearing other people before assessing whether Corinthians’ current administrative structure is capable of leading the club through the crisis or whether some judicial measure will be necessary.

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