Corinthians admin director steps down amid security firm probe | OneFootball

Corinthians’ administrative director, Fábio Soares, officially left his position this Friday. The decision comes amid the fallout from an investigation involving the hiring of a security company that allegedly operated irregularly and received approximately R$ 676,000 from the club.

The case is the subject of an inquiry led by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of São Paulo, which is investigating the activities of Mega Assessoria Operacional Ltda. According to the investigation, the company provided security services to Corinthians between July and October 2025 without authorization from the Federal Police to operate in the sector.

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Investigators also point out that the company was reportedly registered in the name of an employee connected to the club itself and operated without a fully regularized formal contract. The situation raised suspicions regarding the legality of the service provided and the hiring process carried out by the Corinthians administration.

The payments made by Corinthians to the company were divided into three invoices and total around R$ 676,000. Authorities are analyzing possible administrative irregularities and investigating signs of the use of a front person, in addition to failures in formalizing the contractual relationship.

Fábio Soares’ departure comes precisely as the investigation moves forward, with the collection of documents and testimony from people connected to the club’s administrative and operational sectors. Even out of office, the former executive continues to be named in the proceeding and is expected to remain a target of the next stages of the investigation.

Internally, members of the Corinthians administration admit that there were problems in the process of hiring the company under investigation. The club says it has begun reviewing administrative procedures after identifying inconsistencies and stresses that it has been cooperating with the authorities by providing the requested documents and information.

Later this Friday, advisers and members formally submitted a request seeking the precautionary removal of Fábio Soares. The case remains under investigation, and new developments may occur as the Public Prosecutor’s Office expands its analysis of contracts, payments, and the structure used to carry out the security services.

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