Gaviões chief hits out at councillors, backs Corinthians fan vote | OneFootball

The meeting of Corinthians’ Deliberative Council (CD), held on the night of last Wednesday (29), ended in a tense atmosphere after the rejection of the basic text of the club’s Statute reform. The meeting was suspended after the initial vote and only two of the 15 planned amendments, with proceedings set to continue next week.

During the debate, Gaviões da Fiel president Alê strongly criticized the way the process was being handled and once again defended including members of the Fiel Torcedor program in the club’s presidential elections. The organized supporters’ leader also expressed dissatisfaction with the attitude of some council members.

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“The saddest thing for us is that we can’t see a solution in some situations. The articles debated there sometimes fail to reach a solution for Corinthians as a whole. At some moments, we even got stressed. We told some truths to some council members, especially the lifetime ones, because many of them really think they own Corinthians. So that’s absurd. Sometimes you really do have to get fired up, have to apply some pressure so that the important articles of the Statute Reform could be approved,” he said.

Among the main points defended by the organized supporters is voting rights for Fiel Torcedor members. According to Alê, the goal is not participation in the club’s social structure, but rather the possibility of influencing elections.

“One of them is what Fiel Torcedor is. I think the next step is for us to talk to the club member now. We’re going to speak personally with the members, do a big job. It won’t be easy either. There’s a lot of mystique around this project. I think the club member has to understand that we don’t want to shut the club off, we don’t want to use the pool, anyway, we don’t want to take away their space, we just want the right to vote, to get it right and get it wrong, just like they do when choosing the president. So the biggest challenge now is talking to the club member, so they understand that there is a project that will bring financial help, and I think we are badly in need of financial help, a social club that has a lot of difficulty sustaining itself. We want to help the club financially from outside the gates and choose the president,” he added.

The basic text was rejected by 93 votes against and 60 in favor. Next, two topics were analyzed before the session was interrupted: rules for business corporations and the voting rights of Fiel Torcedor members. On the latter, the proposal that brings forward participation as early as the next elections prevailed.

Alê also criticized the way supporters who are not part of the club’s political life are treated and reinforced the need for inclusion.

“This here is absurd (the meeting). Corinthians fans from outside the gates are labeled suckers. So we really believe that Corinthians, here on the inside of the gates, meaning the club member, will also come along with this Fiel Torcedor proposal. What do we have to do, for the love of God? We don’t want to shut the club off, we don’t want to take away their rights here, their space. We simply want to be able to get it right or wrong in the choice of a president,” he stated.

In addition to criticizing the process, the Gaviões president addressed council members directly, questioning the attitude of some during the meeting.

“Look, for us, being here today, what we saw is a bit disgusting. People need to put these private interests aside, forgetting that for many Corinthians comes second. For us, that is discouraging. So yes, we had to direct our words at some people. People who think they are above Corinthians, people who look down on Corinthians fans who are outside the gates. We understand Corinthians fans very well today. Corinthians fans want Gaviões to do everything, the organized supporters to do everything. But who are we supposed to believe here?” he said.

“But we have to monitor everyone who is at the club. What we saw here today, at some moments, was absurd. People who come here out of self-interest, so much so that many, thinking it would be quicker, left. For them, everything was already settled, there would be no Statute reform. They already left. It’s absurd. So, a guy puts himself forward to be a council member, puts himself forward to be a lifetime council member, and then doesn’t have the strength, the energy, the stamina to stay here debating with us until this hour—then ask to leave. You’re talking about the biggest club in the country, you’re holding a very important position, which is being a club council member, and the guy simply stays five minutes and leaves,” he added.

Another point addressed was the possible expulsion of former president Andrés Sanchez, an issue that has also mobilized part of the organized supporters.

“Now the time is coming, including for an important vote, which is the expulsion of the people (Andrés Sanchez) who almost destroyed our history, people who caused us to reach R$ 3 billion in debt. Now it is very important for you, Corinthians fan. Now is the time for us to go head-to-head with these people here. The guy who harmed this group too much (Renewal & Transparency), who harmed Corinthians too much. If there isn’t popular strength in Corinthians as a whole, if people don’t leave the keyboard and come here to help us, these guys will remain. It’s very clear here, you saw it here today. Here it only works through pressure—if there’s no pressure, it won’t happen. There has to be pressure. There has to be pressure. These guys have to be afraid, not of the organized supporters, but of the Faithful Supporters,” he concluded.

The Deliberative Council meeting will resume next Monday (4), when the remaining points of the statute reform should return to the agenda. After this stage, the final text will be sent for a vote at the General Assembly of members.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.