Gaviões da Fiel urges members to back Corinthians statute reforms, criticises lifetime councillors | OneFootball

Gaviões da Fiel has welcomed a court decision allowing Corinthians to hold a General Assembly to vote on statute reforms. The organised supporters’ group called it a historic moment and urged members to back the changes. It also attacked three lifetime councillors over a fresh attempt to stop the vote.

According to Meu Timao, judge Rafael Viotti Schlobach of the third Civil Court of Tatuapé validated the Deliberative Council’s convocation, and the Council confirmed the voting format on Monday. The ruling, the group said, safeguards members’ right to decide on key issues.

The assembly at Parque São Jorge is set for Saturday 19 September, with voting from 9:00 to 17:00. Members will approve or reject 11 proposals developed after public hearings and Council debates. The base text will not be on the ballot.

One central item is the creation of the Associado de Futebol, giving compliant Fiel Torcedor members a presidential vote from 2026. It would not grant social club access or other benefits, and these members could vote but not stand. The group argues this would expand participation, since currently only social members of more than five years can vote, and could help revenues.

Gaviões criticised Ademir de Carvalho Benedito, Alexandre Husni and Guilherme Gonçalves Strenger for seeking a court order to prevent the assembly, accusing them of placing personal interests above the members’ will and the club’s history. It plans to be present throughout the day in peaceful fashion. The group also urged eligible voters to support the change given Corinthians’ delicate finances.

Other proposals include reducing the Deliberative Council to 200 members, 150 elected and 50 lifetime, individual candidacies for the Council, a three-year qualifying period to vote and two rounds for presidential elections. They also cover electing and restructuring the Ethics Council, limiting Cori’s ex officio seats to the last five ex-presidents of the Council and the board, moving financial statements to quarterly, permitting a transitional re-election for the current president, and obliging the board to fund the Council’s budget.

Source: Meu Timao

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