Ethics committee recommends suspension of 13 Corinthians board members | OneFootball

The Ethics Committee of Corinthians has suggested the removal of 13 board members from the club. In a statement, sent to the Deliberative Council last Tuesday, the body recommended that those involved in the act led by the deposed president Augusto Melo on May 31 of this year, at Parque São Jorge, be suspended for 60 days or until the case is closed, whichever comes first.

As found by Gazeta Esportiva, the decision was unanimous. The board members, in fact, have already been informed of the Committee's stance. The new president of the body, Dr. Leonardo Pantaleão, did not vote. The case is being handled by Rodrigo Vicente Bittar, one of the members of the Ethics Committee.

Who are the board members?

The decision for the removal includes Augusto Melo and another 12 board members who allegedly participated in the act. They are: Carlos Eduardo Melo Silva, Laercio Ferreira Victoria, Leandro Olmedila, Marcos Coelho Abdo, Maria Angela de Souza Ocampos, Mário Mello Júnior, Paulo Juricic, Paulo Rogério Pinheiro Jr., Peterson Ruan Aiello do Couto Ramos, Rodrigo Simonnini Gonzalez, Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé and Wanderson Contrera Salles.

(Photo: Peter Leone/O Fotografico/Gazeta Press)

Among them, two are current members of the Ethics Committee: Mario Mello Júnior and Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé. In this case, if they are suspended, the positions will be filled by substitutes. The possible replacements, according to Corinthians' schedule, are: Claudia Carlos Oliveira, Richard de Paula Oliveira or Renato Ramires.

Peterson Ruan Aiello, who is also among those involved, ran for vice-president of the Deliberative Council on August 25. He was the second most voted in the election, which only had the presence of board members, receiving 75 votes, against 119 for Pantaleão and 64 for Rodrigo Bittar.

Voting in the Council

The decision of the Ethics Committee is not final. It is a suggestion, an opinion, which was sent to the Deliberative Council for the case to be voted on in the plenary.

That is, for this opinion to have practical effect, it needs to be agreed upon by the Council. Therefore, it is up to the president of the CD, Romeu Tuma Júnior, to call a meeting to vote for or against the removal of the 13 board members.

Recall the case

On May 31, Augusto Melo, then removed from the presidency of Corinthians by the Deliberative Council, went to Parque São Jorge with some allies and tried to reassume the position through a document, signed by Maria Angela de Souza Ocampos.

She, who serves as the 1st vice secretary of the Council, claimed to be the interim president of the body since, in her understanding, Romeu should be removed and the immediate successor to the position, vice Roberson de Medeiros, the ‘Dunga’, was on medical leave. The board member, then, claimed to have annulled all acts conducted by Tuma since April 9, among them, the vote that approved the impeachment of Augusto for the VaideBet case, determining that the deposed president should be reinstated to the position.

To defend the thesis, Augusto's allies once again supported the action with Articles 28, letters D and E, and 30 of Corinthians' statute. However, as already published by Gazeta Esportiva, these articles are relevant to the club's social members, not to the elected board members.

In addition, Gazeta Esportiva exclusively published, irregularities of the act led by Augusto Melo that were exposed precisely by Rodrigo Bittar, the case reporter. He, in fact, voted against Tuma's removal at the meeting on April 9.

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