Outside Parque São Jorge, Corinthians fans protest, seek legal intervention

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·22 August 2026

Outside Parque São Jorge, Corinthians fans protest, seek legal intervention

By Laura Tessi, Rodrigo Oliveira and Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Newsroom

On the morning of this Saturday (22), in front of Parque São Jorge, Corinthians’ main organized supporter groups – Gaviões da Fiel, Fiel Macabra, Coringão Choop, Camisa 12, Pavilhão Nove and Estopim da Fiel –, together with regular fans and club members, held a protest aimed at figures in the institution’s internal politics and called for a judicial intervention to be established at Timão.

The protest began around 10:00 a.m. and ended at 12:30 p.m. (Brasília time), lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes. Minutes before the demonstrations began, banners were raised reading: “Out with Romeu Tuma Junior: Judas,” “Extermination now. Corinthians belongs to the people,” “Save Corinthians: judicial intervention to clean up Corinthians.”

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Later, chants were directed at president Osmar Stabile, Armando Mendonça (vice president, a defendant in court over alleged diversion of the club’s sports equipment – the Nike case), Romeu Tuma Jr (president of the Deliberative Council) and André Negão (an influential figure behind the scenes of Corinthians politics and a potential presidential candidate for the 2027-2029 term).

At one point, Gaviões da Fiel president Alê, from the club’s main organized supporter group, and the institution’s press officer, Alex Da Matta, invited club members to leave the social area inside and come protest outside. In an interview with the press in front of Parque São Jorge, Alexandre Domenico commented on yet another act of dissatisfaction from Corinthians fans regarding Timão’s current situation.

“We have to praise the regular fan; it symbolizes the fanbase as a whole. It’s the Corinthians fan fed up with everything. They don’t want to discuss judicial intervention, they don’t want the financial arm (of Safiel), nor the reform of the bylaws. We need an ethical clean-up; it’s over with 200 people in a closed meeting deciding for the club. The only thing separating us is this gate. For us, the club isn’t just bocce and swimming pools. If we don’t act now, future generations will hold us accountable. We have to make them uncomfortable and pull them out of their complacency. We want a professional club, not one built on political backroom deals.”

“We could easily storm the club and blow up their Saturday. But, on the advice of our lawyers, today we’re staying outside the gates. But if our demands are not met, we’ll have to send these guys a stronger message. There are no more limits (to our protests). We can’t back down anymore; we’re going all the way. We’ll keep going until they show some direction for the Fiel Torcida. This membership-based model has failed,” he said.

On the afternoon of last Wednesday (19), Gaviões da Fiel, together with regular fans, gathered in front of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP) to hold a protest in favor of judicial intervention at the Parque São Jorge club, given the repeated accumulation of administrative problems and the lack of effective action by recent administrations to stop the institution’s financial crisis.

The possible implementation of a judicial intervention at Corinthians is being analyzed by prosecutors André Pascoal and Luiz Ambra Neto, who have already heard from people connected to the club’s day-to-day operations after receiving complaints of irregularities involving this and previous boards that were in charge of Timão. It is worth noting that, once the opinion is issued, it will be up to the courts to accept or reject the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s position on the matter. So far, there is no specific deadline for the investigations to be concluded.

It is also worth remembering that Corinthians is currently barred from registering players because it has been punished with three transfer bans – two by FIFA and one by the National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD, a CBF body) – over outstanding issues totaling approximately R$ 22 million. In the first quarter, Timão posted a loss of just over R$ 130 million.

The situation is even more worrying when considering the 2025 balance sheet, which, even with the Campeonato Paulista and Copa do Brasil titles, showed the club posting a deficit of R$ 143 million and total debt of R$ 2.7 billion. The current squad has overdue payments related to image rights, vacation pay and bonuses for qualifying for the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16. Next Wednesday (26), SAFIEL will meet with the Corinthians board to try to unblock the SAF proposal from the group behind the initiative.

Osmar Stabile’s administration is also under investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP) regarding the hiring of and payment of R$ 676,000 to Mega Assessoria Operacional LTDA to provide security services. However, the company does not have authorization from the Federal Police to perform this role in the sector. In addition, Corinthians’ payments to Bear Security (R$ 586,000), which is responsible for the current president’s private security, are also being investigated.

Some of the chants from the protest aimed at Corinthians officials and calling for intervention:

“It’s unbelievable, you stole the club. Now we want intervention”;

“It’s unbelievable, either fix the house or there won’t be an election”;

“Hey, councilman, do me a favor, grab your things and go the f*** home”;

“It’s war, it’s war, intervention or war”;

“Osmar, a**hole, out of Timão”;

“Hey, Tuma, go f*** yourself. Hey, Osmar, go f*** yourself”

“André Negão, respect us, an illiterate person will not be president”;

“Member, pay attention, get out of the pool and get out of Timão”

“Hey neglectful member, you’re a clown, you sell yourself for a barbecue;

“Hey Armando, pay attention, give back the shirts and get out of Timão”;

“Hey you, reform the bylaws or the Fiel will invade.”