Corinthians council expels three allies of Augusto Melo's comeback bid | OneFootball

Corinthians’ Deliberative Council (CD) concluded, on Monday night (8), the trial of the council members involved in the attempt to retake power led by former president Augusto Melo in May 2025. In a vote held at Parque São Jorge, the plenary decided to expel three of the four council members under review: Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé, Paulo Juricic, and Maria Angela de Sousa Ocampos.

Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé was expelled by 64 votes in favor of the punishment to 24 against. Paulo Juricic received 88 votes for expulsion and 22 for remaining in the association. Maria Angela de Sousa Ocampos, meanwhile, had her expulsion approved by a wide majority, with 111 votes in favor and 23 against.

Invasion of the president’s office on May 31, 2025. Photo: Reproduction.

The trial of Mario Mello Junior, which was also on the meeting agenda, ended up being postponed. During the session, the council member fell ill and had to be taken to the club’s medical office for treatment. As a result, the vote on his case was suspended, and there is still no new date set for it to be reviewed by the plenary.

With Maria Angela’s expulsion, the position of first secretary of the Deliberative Council will become vacant. According to Corinthians’ bylaws, there will be no election to fill the role, since less than six months remain before the club’s next electoral process.

The session continued the meeting that began last week, when the council members decided on the expulsion of Augusto Melo from Corinthians’ membership rolls. At that time, the review of the other cases related to the same episode was also scheduled, but the trial was postponed after a request from Maria Angela herself, who cited family issues as the reason for not being subjected to a vote at that moment.

In addition to the four cases sent to the plenary, other council members investigated by the Deliberative Council’s Ethics and Discipline Committee received recommendations for lighter punishments and therefore did not have their cases submitted to a plenary vote.

Carlos Eduardo Melo Silva, Rodrigo Simonini Gonzalez, and Wanderson Contrera Salles were recommended for six-month suspensions, while Marcos Coelho Abdo and Paulo Rogerio Pinheiro Junior were punished with three-month suspensions. Laercio Ferreira Victoria, Leandro Olmedila, and Peterson Ruan Aiello do Couto Ramos received warnings as their sanction.

As previously revealed by Central do Timão, the Ethics and Discipline Committee had issued an opinion in favor of expelling Augusto Melo, Maria Angela de Sousa Ocampos, and council members Paulo Juricic, Mario Mello Junior, and Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé, all identified as participants in the action that took place during the former president’s impeachment process.

Recall the case

The episode that gave rise to the disciplinary proceedings took place on May 31, 2025. On that date, Augusto Melo tried to reassume the Corinthians presidency after Maria Angela de Sousa Ocampos claimed to have taken control of the Deliberative Council and annulled the impeachment vote that had resulted in the then-president’s removal.

The initiative had the support of the former president’s political allies, who went to the presidency floor at Parque São Jorge. However, the acting president at the time, Osmar Stabile, refused to leave the position and maintained that he was still legitimately in charge of the club’s administration. Romeu Tuma Junior, president of the Deliberative Council, also did not recognize the alleged change in command of the body.

Without institutional backing, Augusto Melo’s attempt to return failed, but it triggered a series of disciplinary proceedings against those involved in the action. The investigations conducted by the Ethics Committee were based, among other elements, on footage captured by the social club’s surveillance cameras, which identified the participation of council members and associates in the events of that day.

Other expulsions by the Associates’ Ethics Committee

Participants in the May 31, 2025 episode who are not part of the Deliberative Council were tried by the Associates’ Ethics Committee, a body made up of five members appointed by the board to review disciplinary matters involving club members.

On the same Monday night, Walmir Costa and Claudinei Alves, responsible for 87 signings in the youth ranks during Augusto Melo’s administration, were expelled from Corinthians’ membership rolls by the Associates’ Ethics Committee. The decision may still be appealed to the plenary of the Deliberative Council.

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