Corinthians statute reform: funds allocated to Deliberative Council

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·28 de octubre de 2025

Corinthians statute reform: funds allocated to Deliberative Council

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the afternoon of this Monday, the 27th, the president of the Corinthians Deliberative Council (CD), Romeu Tuma Júnior, held a press conference at Parque São Jorge and discussed the main updates of the club's Statute Reform draft. One of the items explained was the budget allocation for the CD itself to fund its operations – the official denied that the proposal includes remuneration for council members.

“There is no remuneration for council members. The only positions eligible for remuneration are those outlined in the Positions and Salaries Plan (PCS), which will be approved according to the new statute. What exists is the provision to allocate 0.5% of the budget for the activities of the Deliberative Council, with the aim of ensuring its independence. Today, the council is not entirely autonomous: the few employees who assist it belong to the board, which limits its oversight role.”

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According to Tuma, having its own budget would allow the Deliberative Council to undertake actions such as maintaining a website and transparency portal, as well as opening the possibility of broadcasting events and reporting according to its criteria, in addition to other matters, such as hiring electronic voting machines and systems with receipts and audit capabilities for voting conducted at Alvinegro.

Financial autonomy, according to him, would make the CD independent from the board, reducing the risk of political influences. “The Council needs to have its own funds to operate independently. It should have resources to support the Fiscal Council, which today depends on a secretary linked to the board. The future Ethics and Integrity Committee also needs to have functional autonomy — without this, there is no real independence”, he argued.

Tuma continued: “An oversight body must be autonomous, with sufficient resources to ensure its own management. Therefore, a 0.5% budget index was proposed, merely as a reference. This amount can be adjusted — either up or down — as decided in plenary. The central point is not the amount, but ensuring that the oversight bodies have the means to work, report, and act transparently”

Another relevant item mentioned on this topic concerns the suspension of political rights of members who have ties with Corinthians: “This measure prevents political pressures and ensures technical and impartial action. In the past, there were cases of employees being forced to vote for certain candidates, which even led to legal actions. Situations like this can no longer occur. Corinthians needs to enter a new phase — more serious, professional, and transparent, with effective governance and oversight, leaving behind practices that compromise its credibility and future”

Finally, the vice-president of the CD, Leonardo Pantaleão, asked to speak to explain more details of the proposed rule. “To maintain its activities and ensure its independence, the Deliberative Council — and not the individual council members — will be entitled to up to 0.5% of the board's annual budget, and must report as determined by the statute. It is important to highlight that this percentage is not fixed: it is a maximum limit. If there are leftover resources, the remaining amount will be returned to the board, as provided in paragraph 11”, he emphasized.

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