Pantaleão okays bid to impeach Osmar Stabile, sends case to ethics panel | OneFootball

Corinthians’ Deliberative Council has moved forward with the impeachment request against president Osmar Stabile, following an order signed this Tuesday (15) by the acting president of the body, Leonardo Pantaleão. The document recognizes the initial admissibility of the request filed by council members and club associates and orders its processing as provided for in the club’s statute.

In the decision, which Central do Timão had access to, Pantaleão stresses that the analysis carried out is strictly preliminary, limited to verifying the formal requirements and the existence of minimum evidence that justifies moving the request forward, without any prior judgment on the merits of the accusations.

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According to the order, the request includes identification of the signatories, a detailed presentation of the facts, and legal grounds compatible, at least in theory, with situations provided for in Article 106 of the statute, such as possible damage to the club’s assets, statutory violations, and signs of irregular or reckless management.

In view of this, Pantaleão ordered the case to be referred to the Ethics and Discipline Committee, which will be responsible for conducting the proceedings. The order emphasizes that the process must strictly follow the statutory procedure, guaranteeing adversarial proceedings and full defense rights to the official under investigation.

The document also highlights that any precautionary measures, such as restrictions on the exercise of duties, may only be adopted after the accused has been heard, as an indispensable condition for the validity of the procedure.

The Ethics Committee must act collectively throughout the entire process, given the institutional relevance of the case and its possible internal impacts. After the analysis, the panel will issue a reasoned opinion, which will later be submitted to the Deliberative Council for a vote. If the removal of the officeholder is approved by the council members, the process then moves on to the General Assembly of members, the body responsible for the final decision.

Procedure, composition, and conduct of the process

The procedure will follow the deadlines established in the club’s statute. Initially, the Ethics Committee will have five days to formally notify president Osmar Stabile of the opening of the investigation. From the moment of receipt, the official will have up to ten days to present his defense. Then, the panel will have ten days to prepare its opinion and forward it to the Council.

Currently, the Committee is made up of four members: Adilson Carvalhal Junior, Mario Mello Junior, Rodrigo Vicente Bittar, and Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé. Although Leonardo Pantaleão remains the Committee’s formal president, he will not take part in this case, since he is serving as interim president of the Deliberative Council.

In the event of a tie in the panel’s deliberations, the Council’s first secretary, Maria Angela Ocampos, may be called upon exclusively to cast the tie-breaking vote. As of now, there is no expectation that the councilwoman will take on any permanent substitute role in the command of the body.

The impeachment request against Osmar Stabile was filed by a group of Corinthians council members and associates. Among the signatories are lifetime council member Antonio Roque Citadini, as well as former board members Alexandre Germano, Fernando Perino, Marcelo Kahan Mandel, and Yun Ki Lee, along with three-year council member Peterson Ruan Aiello do Couto Ramos. Also signing the document are associates Cyrillo Cavalheiro Neto, Wilson Canhedo Júnior, Felipe José Mendes da Silva, and José Augusto Mendes.

The request is based on a series of points, among which the main ones are the alleged violation of the club’s statute, the encumbrance of Parque São Jorge’s assets, used as collateral in the tax settlement transaction entered into by the administration with the Office of the Attorney General of the National Treasury, the alleged noncompliance with the General Sports Law (LGE), and the existence of signs of administrative irregularities.

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