Corinthians board suspends General Assembly on statute reform | OneFootball

Corinthians’ Deliberative Council announced, through an official statement issued this Thursday (13), the cancellation of the General Assembly of Members that had been scheduled for June 20.

The decision, signed by president Romeu Tuma Júnior, complies with a preliminary court order that suspended the meeting, which had originally been called to deliberate on a proposed reform of the club’s bylaws.

Romeu Tuma Júnior, president of Corinthians’ Deliberative Council — Photo: José Manoel Idalgo/Agência Corinthians

According to the document, the measure was adopted in light of the “scenario of legal uncertainty” created by the court decision, with the aim of “safeguarding legal certainty, institutional stability, and the regularity of the deliberative acts of the internal bodies.”

The statement emphasizes that the cancellation is intended to avoid any kind of uncertainty regarding the holding of new assembly acts, in strict compliance with the current injunction.

The president of the Deliberative Council also ordered that the communication be sent to the club’s board, so that it may widely publicize the cancellation among members and other interested parties. The guidance is that the legal effects of the decision be properly clarified, so that there is no confusion with future general assemblies that may be called.

The document stresses that the canceled assembly remains “sub judice” — that is, under review by the Judiciary — and that the temporary suspension of the deliberative acts is intended to preserve the integrity of the process and respect the competent authorities.

The Corinthians bylaws reform has been the subject of successive legal disputes since the beginning of this year. The first General Assembly called to discuss the matter ended up being suspended after a preliminary injunction obtained by council member Felipe Ezabella.

After the proceedings resumed, the Deliberative Council once again reviewed the project in new meetings. Later, the then acting president of the body, Leonardo Pantaleão, called a new General Assembly for June 20.

On another legal front, members linked to the Voz Corinthiana and Família Corinthians groups obtained a favorable ruling to ensure the validity of the General Assembly call. As a result, the courts recognized the legality of the notice providing for the vote on the bylaws reform.

Days later, Felipe Ezabella again challenged the procedure in court. This time, he requested that the assembly agenda be limited to the highlights approved by the Deliberative Council, without including the main text of the reform. The request, however, was denied.

The case that resulted in the suspension of the assembly began with a lawsuit filed by lifetime council members Ademir Benedito, Alexandre Husni and Guilherme Strenger. They requested that the process be halted on the grounds that the proposal submitted to the members had not been properly constituted within the requirements set out in the club’s bylaws.

Appellate judge Maurício Campos da Silva Velho, of the 4th Chamber of Private Law of the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP), granted the request for appellate relief filed by the council members and ordered the suspension of the effects of the call notice.

The last reform of Corinthians’ bylaws took place in 2008, when important changes were implemented, including the adoption of direct elections for president by the members and the end of the possibility of reelection. Since then, new proposals to update the text have been discussed internally, but without managing to move forward definitively.

The most recent attempts involved debates over the participation of Fiel Torcedor in the elections and the definition of rules for a possible Football Corporation (SAF), but ended up being stalled by political disputes, conflicts between the club’s governing bodies, and successive legal measures.

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