CORI slams meeting’s end, questions direct Statute reform to Assembly | OneFootball

The Corinthians Guidance Council (CORI) issued an official statement last Tuesday (10th), criticizing the conduct of the Deliberative Council meeting held on Monday (9th), which had on its agenda the vote on the club's Bylaws reform. In the document, the body claims that the session was adjourned irregularly and questions the decision of the president of the Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior, to send the proposal directly to the General Assembly of members.

According to CORI, the meeting was initially suspended and later abruptly ended after a statement by Osmar Stabile, the club's president, who told the plenary that he had been threatened by the president of the Deliberative Council. According to the statement, the confusion that arose after the statement led some council members to request the suspension or postponement of the session. However, still according to the body, these requests were not submitted to the plenary for deliberation.

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“The argument put forth by the President of the Deliberative Council to end the meeting is not true,” the statement says. CORI maintains that, contrary to what was alleged, there was no refusal by the Council to vote on the bylaws reform proposal. The text highlights that the plenary was full, with the presence of council members, guests, the press, and representatives of organized fan groups, and that at no time was there a formal consultation for a vote on the project.

Another point raised by CORI concerns the decision to send the reform proposal directly for deliberation by the General Assembly of members. According to the body, this measure goes against the current Bylaws.

The statement cites Article 45 of the Bylaws, which establishes that the General Assembly can approve statutory changes only when the need for change has been previously recognized by the Deliberative Council. According to CORI, the meeting on the 9th had been called precisely to fulfill this statutory step before sending the text to the members.

The body also claims that the conduct of the session disrespected the Internal Regulations of the Deliberative Council. The document states that the discussion of a matter should only be closed when there are no more speakers registered or, at the discretion of the presidency, after three speeches in favor and three against.

In CORI's assessment, none of these procedures were followed, as the debate was allegedly interrupted before it even began. “The meeting was adjourned by the sole decision of the President of the Deliberative Council, without the matter even being debated,” says the text signed by Miguel Marques e Silva, president of the body.

Response from the President of the Council

After the statement was released, the president of the Deliberative Council responded to the criticism in a message sent to the internal group of the body, according to Central do Timão's reporting.

In his statement, Tuma said that the discussion had already been considered closed during the meeting. The official also argued that the statutory requirement for sending the reform to the Assembly had already been fulfilled previously. According to him, the Deliberative Council formally recognized the need to amend the Bylaws on two occasions, as recorded in minutes approved unanimously.

General Assembly Already Called

Despite the controversy, the president of the Deliberative Council published on Wednesday (11th) the notice calling the Extraordinary General Assembly that will decide on the approval or rejection of the bylaws reform. The vote was scheduled for April 18th, at Parque São Jorge, the club's social headquarters.

The notice states that the Deliberative Council formally recognized the need to review the Bylaws in two previous meetings: on February 1, 2024, and November 24, 2025. According to the document, these deliberations would meet the necessary requirement to call the General Assembly for this purpose, in accordance with Article 45 of the club's Bylaws.

With the accusations of irregularities, the expectation now falls on the reaction of the Deliberative Council and on the possibility of the reform proceeding to the General Assembly without the body's deliberation, as announced, which could heighten tensions between the club's powers and even lead to the case being taken to court.

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