Pantaleão takes over Corinthians council after Tuma Júnior leave | OneFootball

Corinthians officially confirmed, on Tuesday (14), a change in the leadership of the Deliberative Council (DC). In an institutional statement, Leonardo Pantaleão announced that he has begun serving, on an interim basis, as president of the body following the leave of absence of Romeu Tuma Júnior.

According to the document, the assumption of office takes place due to a “supervening fact, duly formalized” and ensures the continuity of institutional work, as well as the regular functioning of the DC. Pantaleão also stated that the conduct of activities will continue to be guided by respect for statutory rules, balance among the club’s bodies, and commitment to the entity’s greater interests.

The statement also formally communicates the change to the Executive Presidency, the Advisory Council, the Fiscal Council, and the other bodies within the association’s structure, reinforcing the institutional nature of the transition.

The move comes after Romeu Tuma Júnior’s decision to take a leave of absence from the position for an indefinite period, announced last Monday (13). The departure was motivated by the impasse involving the proposed reform of the club’s Bylaws, whose General Assembly, scheduled for April 18, was suspended by a preliminary court injunction.

In a statement, Tuma linked his departure to the context of the injunction and the internal political disputes related to the vote. According to the official, his remaining as president of the Council had been used as justification to make the assembly impossible to hold. He described the situation as the result of a political maneuver aimed at preventing the members from expressing themselves.

Still according to Tuma, the decision to step aside seeks to remove obstacles to the progress of the process and allow the discussion on bylaw reform to move forward. He defended holding the vote and the direct participation of the membership base in defining the club’s structural changes.

According to reporting by Central do Timão, Leonardo Pantaleão does not intend to go to court to make possible the holding of the General Assembly initially called for this Saturday (18). The intention at this moment is to place on the agenda, still in April, a vote in the Deliberative Council to determine whether or not the General Assembly will be held.

Possible reshaping of the Ethics Committee remains undefined

With the change in the leadership of the Deliberative Council, the body’s internal reconfiguration may still lead to further developments. That is because Vice President Pantaleão, who now assumes the presidency on an interim basis, also holds the position of president of the Ethics and Discipline Committee.

In light of this, the possibility arises that 1st Secretary Maria Angela Ocampos may be elevated to the Council’s vice presidency. If the change is made official, she would also become responsible for the Ethics and Discipline Committee.

So far, however, the possible change has not been formally defined, and the club has not yet commented on what the final composition of roles within the body will look like.

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