Corinthians: 10 councillors face losing seats over absences | OneFootball

Ten Corinthians board members are expected to lose their mandates soon. On the morning of Thursday (8), the president of the Ethics and Discipline Committee (CED) and vice-president of the Deliberative Council (CD) of Corinthians, Leonardo Pantaleão, sent a dispatch to the president of the body, Romeu Tuma Júnior, informing him of the conclusion of an administrative procedure that investigated the attendance of CD members at meetings held in recent years.

Central do Timão obtained access to the document, which contains eight pages and is part of the records of preliminary procedure 31/2025, which was initiated on November 17 of last year – less than two months ago, therefore. Its starting point was the preliminary analysis of the CD meeting minutes since 2024, in order to verify compliance with article 77 of the Corinthians statute, which deals with the conditions established for board members to maintain their mandates.

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Article 77 cites attendance at meetings as a factor for maintaining the board members’ positions. In its second paragraph, it determines that triennial board members automatically lose their mandate if they are absent without justification from three consecutive meetings or five alternating ones; lifetime board members face the same sanction if they are absent without justification from five consecutive meetings or ten alternating ones.

This procedure was reported from the beginning by Pantaleão himself, who in Thursday’s dispatch highlighted the institutional weight of the Deliberative Council at Corinthians and reinforced the importance of its members being participative in deliberations, so that these have the proper legitimacy.

The document also emphasizes that the finding of irregularities in board members’ attendance does not mean a personal punishment against them, representing only the mere application of the statutory consequences on the matter, in order to protect the Deliberative Council itself, so that it remains composed of those who actually participate in its functioning.

In the dispatch, Pantaleão explains that, after analyzing the minutes, ten board members were identified whose unexcused absences reached one of the limits mentioned in article 77. All were summoned to present a defense to the Ethics Committee, but only four submitted explanations (see at the end of the article).

The explanations provided, however, were not considered sufficient to reverse the statutory irregularities, revolving around reasons such as “work travel” without proof or change of email and address – in the latter case, article 24 of the Corinthians statute assigns the member the duty to keep their contact information updated with the club.

The document also explains that, for the six board members who chose not to submit a defense, the Ethics Committee assumed an interpretation that silence means an implicit acknowledgment, on the part of the individuals, that the irregularities were committed, that is, that the absences have no justification.

In the final part, the dispatch reiterates that article 77 of the statute does not require deliberation or subjective analysis to be applied, establishing objective conditions for the declaration of loss of mandate of board members. Because of this, it was possible to forward the records of the procedure to Tuma with only Pantaleão’s decision as the case rapporteur and president of the Ethics Committee, without the need for collegiate deliberation.

In the conclusion of the document, Pantaleão makes three requests to Tuma: that he recognize the application of article 77 to the ten board members mentioned in the records, that he notify these board members of the conclusions of the procedure, and that other administrative measures be taken regarding the matter.

The analysis of board members’ attendance at CD meetings is considered very rare within Corinthians. There are no recent records of Ethics Committee decisions recommending the loss of mandate of any board member for excessive absences. The lack of attendance by the ten board members targeted by this procedure, however, was flagrant. As an example, none of them participated in the meetings of the body that deliberated on the impeachment of former president Augusto Melo in 2024 and 2025.

Central do Timão found that the president of the CD should accept the recommendations and, as a result, all ten board members who were the subject of the procedure should lose their mandates in the body, with immediate effect from Tuma’s decision – for which there is no scheduled date. For triennial members, this decision is final, according to the statute; for lifetime members, article 77 provides for the possibility of appeal to the plenary.

See the names of the ten board members who are expected to lose their mandates in the Corinthians Deliberative Council:

Cláudio Marcon: Lifetime board member. Was summoned, but did not defend himself.

Fernando Capez: Lifetime board member. Jurist, retired public prosecutor, professor, and former state deputy. Defended himself, claiming he was unaware of the CD meetings because his email was incorrect and his address was outdated;

Francisco Cuano Filho: Lifetime board member. Was summoned, but did not defend himself.

Jair João de Lima: Triennial board member, elected by Chapa 82 (Movimento Corinthians Grande). Defended himself, claiming he presented justifications in January of this year and that the absences were related to work trips;

Luiz Paulo Ferreira Teixeira: Lifetime board member. Lawyer, professor, and politician, current Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture of the Federal Government. Was summoned, but did not defend himself.

Marcelo Ackel Dualib: Lifetime board member. Grandson of former president Alberto Dualib. Was summoned, but did not defend himself.

Marcos Surjan Trofo Filho: Lifetime board member. Businessman in the natural flower trade sector. Was summoned, but did not defend himself.

Nelson Real Dualib: Lifetime board member. Grandson of former president Alberto Dualib. Was summoned, but did not defend himself.

Paul Reiter: Triennial board member, elected by Chapa 82 (Movimento Corinthians Grande). Defended himself, saying his absences were related to health problems and lack of internet access on specific dates;

Rubens Tavares Aidar: Lifetime board member. Judge, former president of the Regional Labor Court of São Paulo (TRT-SP). Defended himself, claiming the absences were due to his health conditions, with mobility limitations that made it difficult for him to attend CD meetings.

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