Tuma and Pantaleão reject Stabile’s action in letter to Corinthians’ board | OneFootball

By Tiago Salazar

Romeu Tuma Júnior, president of the Deliberative Council of Corinthians, and Leonardo Pantaleão, president of the Ethics and Discipline Committee and vice president of the DC, sent a letter to the club's council members this Friday, in which they clarified that they do not recognize the meeting recently scheduled by Osmar Stabile, president of Timão.

Last Wednesday, Stabile, without having contacted the club's Deliberative Council, called an extraordinary meeting of the DC with the intention of voting on the provisional removal of Romeu Tuma Júnior, based on Article 112, item 6, of the Social Statute. The assembly was initially scheduled for this Monday at Parque São Jorge, with the first call starting at 6 p.m. (Brasília time).

The Gazeta Esportiva team had access to the document, signed by Tuma and Pantaleão and sent to the council members. In their view, the meeting's call goes against Article 82, section II, of the Social Statute, which was ignored in the notice and which, in their opinion, determines the procedure to be followed for convening an extraordinary meeting of the Deliberative Council.

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Tuma and Pantaleão believe that the act is invalid on the grounds that the measure lacks formal regularity, since the call was made by an “authority lacking the competence to do so.” The meeting scheduled by Stabile was also seen as an “affront to the statutory system that governs the functioning of the Deliberative Council.”

The letter from the president and vice president of the Deliberative Council therefore states that there is no meeting scheduled for the coming days. According to Tuma and Pantaleão, the next DC meeting is set for April 27, when the council members will vote on the financial statement of Stabile’s management, referring to the 2025 fiscal year.

São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office brings meeting into inquiry

Earlier this Friday, the São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office (MP-SP), through prosecutor Cássio Roberto Conserino, sent a representation to the Public and Social Heritage Prosecutor’s Office requesting the inclusion of the dispute between Stabile and Tuma in the inquiry that investigates the need for a possible judicial intervention in the Parque São Jorge club, which was opened in December last year.

In the letter sent to the prosecutor’s office responsible for the investigation, which Gazeta Esportiva had access to, Cássio Roberto Conserino cited the meeting unilaterally scheduled by Stabile last Thursday. The MP-SP was alerted to the “possible irregular administrative act” through an email sent by two council members and three other members.

The prosecutor’s understanding is that the “possible irregular administrative acts” are “in line with a possible judicial intervention.” In this sense, Conserino argues that the administrative dispute between Stabile and Romeu Tuma Júnior would be yet another reason to formalize judicial intervention at Corinthians, according to precedents from the STF (Supreme Federal Court).

The disputes between Stabile and Romeu

The disputes between Stabile and Romeu Tuma Júnior intensified during the vote on the Corinthians Statute reform, with a heated argument that shook Parque São Jorge on March 9.

The discussion occurred right at the beginning of the meeting in the club’s social headquarters auditorium. Stabile made accusations against Romeu, who defended himself and claimed to have proof that the president was lying. The altercation was the spark for a major commotion among council members, including exchanges of insults and even shoving.

Stabile accused Tuma of trying to interfere in the club’s executive management. According to Osmar, the last straw was on March 7, during a conversation between them. The president claims to have been threatened by Romeu.

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The reason for the conflict is the alleged hiring of Aldair Borges to join the security team at Parque São Jorge. The professional was mentioned in a Civil Police inquiry as responsible for hiding the gates and allowing unauthorized people access to the club on January 20, 2025. On that occasion, there was a major commotion after a Council meeting that was to vote on the impeachment of then-president Augusto Melo.

On one side, Stabile denied that the professional had been rehired. He says that Aldair was at Parque São Jorge to ask for a job, claiming to be going through a difficult financial situation, but was not hired. Romeu Tuma Júnior, on the other hand, claimed to have proof that the executive board had rehired not just one, but two professionals involved in the episode. He also denied any threat against Stabile.

Impeachment request and removal meeting

Days after the commotion at Parque São Jorge, 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 club’s statute.

Then, last Wednesday, the president of Corinthians, without having contacted the club’s Deliberative Council, called an extraordinary meeting of the DC with the intention 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 president of the body reiterated that he was not informed about the call and classified Stabile’s act as a “coup maneuver.” He also spoke of a “deliberate strategy” to obstruct the progress of the Corinthians statute reform project.

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