New honorary role and elections stir up Corinthians' Statute Reform hearing | OneFootball

The seventh public hearing on the reform of the Corinthians Statute was held on the evening of this Monday (26), at Parque São Jorge. The meeting was part of the debate cycle promoted by the Deliberative Council (CD) and focused on discussing the electoral system of the board, the possible creation of the honorary lifetime councilor position, and the general and transitional rules applicable to managements.

By the board's decision, the public hearings are not being broadcast live. The meeting had about 30 participants and once again noted the absence of the club president, Osmar Stabile. The president of the Advisory Council (Cori) Miguel Marques e Silva also did not attend due to a simultaneous commitment of the collegiate.

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Among those present were the second vice-president Armando Mendonça, councilors such as Rozallah Santoro, Peterson Ruan, Vinícius Cascone, Felipe Ezabella, Paulo Pedro, and Miriam Athie. Representatives of collectives linked to the club's political life, such as Voz Corinthiana and Família Corinthians, also followed the debates, as well as the press advisor of Gaviões da Fiel Alex da Mata and the technology director Marcelo Munhões.

During the hearing, specific changes to the Statute were debated, such as the article that defines the model of board election – currently in a single round, with the possibility of adopting two rounds –, the proposal to create the honorary lifetime councilor, the absence rules applicable to lifetime members, and the chapters dealing with general provisions and transition rules between terms.

The draft presented foresees structural changes in the electoral process and the club's internal organization. Among the highlighted points is the creation of an honorary title for lifetime councilors who choose to leave the effective board, without voting rights or influence in quorum, but with the possibility of participating in meetings and speaking.

The proposal also establishes a schedule for implementing governance measures, such as the Career and Salary Plan, the Code of Conduct, and the Transparency Portal, in addition to guidelines for the Electoral Regulation and the Fiscal Council's performance during transition periods.

Another aspect discussed was the reinforcement of rules related to the club's institutional identity, including guidelines for the use of the emblem and the standardization of historical elements of the uniforms. The text seeks to consolidate principles of publicity, legal security, and administrative governance.

In the statements, Felipe Ezabella was the first to speak, praising the general drafting of the draft but presenting technical reservations. He advocated maintaining the presidential election in a single round and questioned the assignment of competencies related to the club's emblem to areas of the executive board. In response, Romeu Tuma Júnior emphasized the importance of establishing spending limits during the transition period between managements and again defended the general re-registration of members, as well as the gradual extinction of honorary membership titles.

A representative of the Coletivo Voz Corinthiana advocated the adoption of the two-round system in presidential elections, arguing that the model would reinforce the legitimacy of the election. He also supported the creation of the honorary lifetime councilor and the reduction of the number of triennial councilors to 150, in addition to criticizing the recurring absence of board members at public hearings.

Peterson Ruan, in turn, began his speech by apologizing to the president of the Deliberative Council for the disagreement that ended the previous hearing and then addressed the relationship between triennial and lifetime councilors, pointing out internal tensions. Tuma responded that the Council has not strictly applied, over the years, the absence rules provided in the Statute and that some lifetime members continue to actively participate in the club's life.

Vinícius Cascone focused his statement on the transitional provisions, emphasizing that the rules aim to organize the transition between managements and avoid institutional insecurity. He argued that the changes discussed in the hearings should take effect starting in 2026, including the participation of Fiel Torcedor in the electoral process.

Rozallah Santoro opposed the proposal of a two-round election conditioned to prior filtering by the Deliberative Council, classifying the model as restrictive from a democratic standpoint. He also suggested the adoption of technological mechanisms, such as facial recognition, for the remote re-registration of members.

Miriam Athie, in turn, defended the adoption of the two-round system, pointing out political practices that, according to her, contaminate the current single-round model. In her speech, she also revisited the 2022 vote involving the renegotiation of Neo Química Arena with Caixa, clarifying her position at the time.

The debate also addressed the operation of the Transparency Portal, with demands for the tool to be effective in disclosing information and controlling remunerations.

Hicham Said Abbas, a representative of the Coletivo Família Corinthians, expressed support for the two-round electoral system, conditioning it to full implementation through a general assembly, and evaluated the creation of the honorary lifetime councilor position as positive, seeing the measure as a path for the gradual transition from the current lifetime model.

Concluding the statements, lifetime councilor Deovaldo do Amaral Carvalho gave a speech of historical and personal character, recalling his trajectory linked to Corinthians since the 1950s and highlighting the role played by lifetime councilors in the club's institutional construction.

At the end of the hearing, the decision on the presidential election model remained undefined, which will only be made after the debate cycle concludes and the final draft of the project is consolidated, to be voted on by the Deliberative Council.

The next public hearing is scheduled for Thursday (29) and will focus on the structure of the Advisory and Fiscal Councils. Those interested in speaking must register in advance by email at estatuto@sccorinthians.com.br, up to three hours before the session starts.

Once the cycle of 11 public hearings is completed, the Statute Reform Commission will systematize the proposals presented to draft a unified text of the project, which will initially be reviewed by the Deliberative Council and then submitted to the General Assembly of members for voting, with a decision expected in March.

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