Tuma sues Stabile for defamation, wants proof of Corinthians claims | OneFootball

By Tiago Salazar

The administrative friction at Corinthians gained a new chapter this Monday, just hours before the meeting scheduled by Osmar Stabile. Romeu Tuma Júnior, president of the Deliberative Council, filed a lawsuit against the president of the alvinegro club, accusing him of slander and defamation. The judicial inquiry was filed at the Criminal Court of the Tatuapé Regional Forum, in São Paulo (SP).

Gazeta Esportiva had access to the lawsuit filed by Romeu. The president of the Deliberative Council cited a post by content creator Cacá Catalão, who claimed that Stabile had accused him of “engaging in illicit acts,” such as alleged undue interference in contracts signed by the Corinthians board, aiming for personal gain.

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According to the blogger, Stabile allegedly accused Tuma of supposedly wanting to keep the law firm that is part of the legal department, even if the amount to be paid was higher. According to the influencer, the club president claims he managed to secure a contract to pay R$ 45,000, but alleges that the president of the Council asked to “keep the other one there,” paying R$ 80,000.

As reported by the content creator, Stabile also accuses Tuma of having interfered in the amounts that the Brahma box pays Corinthians for the exclusive space at Neo Química Arena. The Timão president allegedly said he renegotiated the amount received to R$ 4.5 million, but that the president of the Council stepped in and asked for the amount to remain at R$ 2 million.

Romeu wants Stabile to prove accusations

In the lawsuit, Tuma claims that such accusations are “offensive” to his “honor and public image,” as they insinuate that the president of the DC would be taking personal advantage by requesting the maintenance of both agreements. In the view of the president of the Corinthians Deliberative Council, he is being targeted by slander and defamation from Stabile.

The DC president also mentioned the meeting unilaterally scheduled by Stabile, whose purpose is to vote on Romeu’s removal from office. In his view, such a notice is irregular and violates Article 82, section II, item b of the club’s Social Statute. “Without delving into the merits of the illegalities contained in the aforementioned notice, which, in addition to usurping the functions of the Ethics Committee, violates the Statute and, above all, the Constitution of the Republic,” he wrote in a section of the document.

Tuma says that the accusations arose amid a scenario of “institutional rupture” and an “imminent test of popularity.” Faced with the situation, Romeu Tuma Júnior requested that Stabile provide the necessary clarifications and prove the accusations made against him.

The dispute between Tuma and Stabile

The disagreement between Romeu Tuma Júnior and Osmar Stabile intensified during a meeting to vote on the reform of the Social Statute, which ended in a shouting match at Parque São Jorge on March 9th.

Days after the commotion, Stabile filed a request for the precautionary removal of Romeu Tuma Júnior with the Ethics and Discipline Committee of the Corinthians Deliberative Council, based on Articles 27, 28, and 30 of the alvinegro statute.

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Then, last Wednesday, the president of Corinthians, without having contacted the Deliberative Council, called an extraordinary DC meeting with the aim of voting on the provisional removal of Romeu Tuma Júnior, based on Article 112, item 6, of Timão’s Social Statute.

Romeu Tuma Júnior received the extraordinary DC meeting called by Stabile with “indignation.” In contact with Gazeta Esportiva, the head of the body reiterated that he was not informed about the meeting and classified Stabile’s action as a “coup maneuver.” He also spoke of a “deliberate strategy” to obstruct the progress of the Corinthians Statute reform project.

This meeting may still be included in the investigation that is examining the need for a possible judicial intervention in the Parque São Jorge club, launched in December last year. Prosecutor Cássio Roberto Conserino, from the São Paulo State Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP), believes that the “possible irregular administrative acts” are “heading in the same direction as a potential judicial intervention.”

Tuma and Pantaleão also did not recognize the act in a letter sent to the councilors. Both believe that the meeting is invalid, arguing that the measure lacks formal regularity, since the call was made by an “authority lacking competence to carry out the act.” The meeting scheduled by Stabile was also seen as an “affront to the statutory system that governs the operation” of the DC.

The Justice Committee of the Corinthians Deliberative Council also positioned itself against the meeting scheduled by Stabile. The body expressed its position through an official letter, cited the risk of a possible judicial intervention, and recommended the cancellation of the meeting.

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