FPF bans Gaviões da Fiel from São Paulo stadiums on legal request

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·11 December 2025

FPF bans Gaviões da Fiel from São Paulo stadiums on legal request

By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Editorial Team

The São Paulo Football Federation (FPF) has ordered the prohibition of entry for Gaviões da Fiel, Corinthians’ main organized supporters group, into stadiums in the state. The measure responds to a request from the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP), made by the prosecutor’s office of the Special Criminal Court of the Capital (Jecrim). In an official statement, FPF vice-president Mauro Silva announced that the punishment will be valid from December 10, 2025, until the end of 2026.

The request was formalized through official letter no. 077/2025, issued by Jecrim-SP. The recommendation is based on the fight involving members of Gaviões da Fiel and Torcida Independente, from São Paulo FC, after the Majestoso match held at the end of November. On that occasion, members of both organized groups clashed in the Bixiga region, in downtown São Paulo.

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“Considering the letter from the 2nd Shock Police Battalion reporting violent conflicts between supporters of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and São Paulo Futebol Clube as a result of the match between these two teams, held on November 20, at 8 p.m., at Neo Química Arena, for the Brazilian Championship, with people visibly wearing shirts identifying the Gaviões da Fiel and Torcida Independente supporters’ groups”, wrote Roberto Bocal, the prosecutor in charge of the case.

“We recommend the suspension of the Gaviões da Fiel organized supporters group until the end of 2026, without the right to banners, flags, musical instruments, or any identifying apparel in any championships, throughout the entire national territory”, added the prosecutor, without mentioning an equivalent punishment for São Paulo’s organized group.

In its defense, Gaviões da Fiel claimed that its members were the victims of an ambush while returning to their vehicles. However, the prosecutor contested this version, stating that the encounter was a “pre-planned armed confrontation,” given the number of people involved, especially members of Gaviões themselves.

So far, the organized supporters groups have not released an official statement. The Gaviões board, however, said that its legal department is already aware of the FPF’s decision and that, “at the appropriate time,” it will issue its response. The decision is already in effect for the return leg of the Copa do Brasil: on Sunday, at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), Corinthians will face Cruzeiro at Neo Química Arena without the presence of Gaviões.

The order prevents any fan, whether from Corinthians or other clubs, from entering the stadium carrying items linked to the organized group. Caps, shirts, flags, banners, and any object associated with the group are banned. It is important to note that São Paulo derbies already take place with only one set of fans present, so this measure does not change that scenario. However, federations in other states may choose to follow the recommendation and bar Gaviões from matches outside São Paulo.

At the start of the season, in the Paulistão final against Palmeiras, all of Timão’s organized groups, including Gaviões, had been punished for using flares and fireworks at Neo Química Arena. At that time, the Public Prosecutor’s Office requested and the FPF accepted the ban of the supporters from the stadium. Later, in October, the organized groups managed to overturn the suspension after signing a “conduct adjustment agreement,” committing not to repeat the pyrotechnic acts.

Since then, in compliance with the ruling, Corinthians fans have not held pyrotechnic displays at Neo Química Arena or any other stadium.

The president of Corinthians’ Deliberative Council officially commented on the MP-SP’s recommendation. In a note sent to the press, Romeu Tuma Júnior described the measure as disproportionate and unfair, stating that the entire fan base cannot be punished for isolated actions by individuals wearing the club’s shirt, without even knowing if they were members of the institution. For him, such generalizations are dangerous and abusive, and they ignore the fact that illegal conduct is the personal responsibility of those who commit it. Tuma also emphasized that Corinthians needs the strength of its supporters, especially at this moment.

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