Despite pressure, Tuma aims to fast-track Corinthians' statute reform | OneFootball

The president of the Deliberative Council of Corinthians, Romeu Tuma Júnior, is under pressure, but wants to speed up the statutory reform process and is expected to submit the project for a vote in the club's DC by the end of this month.

According to information obtained by Gazeta Esportiva, Tuma is facing internal pressure for the project presented last week not to be put to a vote in the Council at this time. He, however, insists and intends to bring the text for discussion in the plenary anyway.

The report had access to a message sent by Romeu in the Corinthians councilors' group. In the message, the DC president informs that the meeting to approve or not the statutory reform should take place on November 24.

Before that, on the 13th, there should be an informal meeting to clarify doubts and receive the latest proposals for the construction of a plenary amendment, making the final adjustments to the project.

(Photo: André da Silva Costa/Gazeta Press)

Points of Discomfort

There are three main points in the draft presented by Romeu Tuma Júnior that have caused discomfort among the councilors. The first is the ban on the possibility of re-election. If the article comes into effect immediately, the current president, Osmar Stabile, would not be able to run in the 2026 election, which has angered the supporters of the current president.

Another point that generated discomfort is the restriction on hiring or electing people with a degree of kinship with directors or councilors. In addition, part of the Council disagrees with the way Tuma intends to conduct the vote on the new statute.

Romeu wants to divide some articles for block voting and others individually. He, however, advocates for an open vote, while the other councilors prefer the vote to be secret.

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And what about SAFiel?

Amid the procedures for the statutory reform of Corinthians, the SAFiel project was launched, which foresees the transformation of the club into an SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol). Last week, the creators of the proposal delivered a non-binding letter of intent to Parque São Jorge and had a meeting with Romeu Tuma Júnior and Osmar Stabile.

(Photo: Disclosure/SAFiel)

The proposal will be analyzed by the club’s legal and compliance departments, as well as internal bodies. This, however, does not prevent the statute from being reformed, since, as stated by SAFiel’s own creator, Eduardo Salusse, the reform does not make the project unfeasible.

Next steps at Corinthians

The Corinthians statutory reform project needs to go through two votes before coming into effect. First, the document will be considered by the Corinthians Deliberative Council. Then, probably in December, it will be up to the members to ratify or not the DC’s decision in a General Assembly.

If approved, the new statute will take effect immediately. However, the 2026 election should still be restricted to the current model, considering a transition rule.

The Statute Reform Committee has been working on the text since last year. The draft was drawn up based on internal debates and suggestions from organized external movements, such as Gaviões da Fiel itself, which supported the right to vote for Fiel Torcedor. According to Romeu Tuma Júnior, more than 30 proposals were filed with the Secretariat and forwarded to the Committee.

The final report was delivered to Romeu on October 10. The expectation of the Council president is that the new statute will be approved by the end of this year and come into force at the beginning of 2026.

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