Corinthians report author defends self, explains auditor's absence | OneFootball

Marcelo Munhoes, technology director of Corinthians, attended the club’s Deliberative Council meeting last Monday at Parque São Jorge and spoke about the internal audit, conducted by him, to investigate an alleged diversion of sports equipment from Timão.

The professional emphasized that the report was prepared at the request of president Osmar Stabile and defended the work. The audit was criticized by Corinthians’ vice president, Armando Mendonça, one of the targets of the investigation.

“The report was delivered at the president’s request, let that be clear. There was a presidential order for the work to be done. This work was delivered and has been in the president’s possession for three weeks. The parties should justify themselves. I, Marcelo Munhoes, have nothing to declare. The work was done with great professionalism and decency, as we always do. The vice president is free to defend himself and argue as he wishes,” said Munhoes.

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‘Auditor’s Disappearance’

One of the complaints from vice president Armando Mendonça was the possible ‘disappearance’ of one of the auditors involved in the work. According to him, three employees from Corinthians’ Technology Department had been listed as auditors: Marcelo Munhoes, Reginaldo Nascimento, and Luiz Fernando. However, in the official document he accessed, there were only two names: Munhoes and Reginaldo.

Marcelo Munhoes, in turn, explained that the version read by the vice president was not finalized and confirmed that one of the auditors was removed for “internal reasons”. He, however, chose not to disclose further details.

“In the presidential order, there were four people. In the final work, two signed. There was an employee from the IT department who was removed from the audit for internal reasons, and I prefer not to disclose them. The version Armando refers to was not a final version. The final version was signed by the auditors and is with the Council,” he explained.

Understand the Case

The internal audit carried out by Corinthians found a series of irregularities in the management of sports equipment supplied to the club.

The team responsible for the report found not only a significant increase in the number of items withdrawn compared to 2024, but also identified equipment in poor condition for use, as well as storage rooms with poor hygiene. There was also a report of possible illegal trading of Corinthians products by club employees.

The material is already in the possession of the Corinthians presidency and has been forwarded to the Deliberative Council, which in turn sent the document to the Justice Committee for investigation. The case will also be monitored by the club’s Ethics Committee and investigated by the Civil Police.

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