Acting Board president sets new date for Corinthians statute vote | OneFootball

Serving as acting president of Corinthians’ Deliberative Council following Romeu Tuma Jr.’s leave of absence from the position, Leonardo Pantaleão set a date for the vote on the Alvinegro’s statutory reform. The vote in question will take place next Wednesday, April 29, at Parque São Jorge. The information was first reported by Meu Timão and confirmed by Central do Timão.

The first call will take place at 6 p.m., if half plus one of the council members are present. One hour later, there will be a second call, regardless of the number of attendees. According to a document obtained by Central do Timão, the decision is supported by Article 82 of the bylaws, under which the Deliberative Council may meet extraordinarily at the initiative of the body’s president.

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According to the notice, the full text of Corinthians’ new rules will be put to a vote. Later, all items in the proposal that have more than one alternative will also be selected, as is the case with voting rights for Fiel Torcedor members. Romeu Tuma Jr.’s removal from the presidency of the Deliberative Council was prompted by the impasse involving the club’s proposed bylaw reform, whose General Assembly, scheduled for April 18, was suspended by a preliminary court injunction.

The official believes that his continued presence in the presidency of the Council had been used as justification to prevent the assembly from taking place. He described the situation as the result of political maneuvering aimed at preventing members from expressing themselves. In a statement last Monday (13), he defended holding the vote and the direct participation of club members in defining the club’s structural changes.

The proposed reform of Corinthians’ bylaws aims at institutional alignment with the General Sports Law (LGE), which governs the club’s political and administrative functioning. The document also envisions greater democratization in the club’s electoral process, with possible participation by Fiel Torcedor members in decisions and regulation to enable a Football Corporation (SAF), as well as changes to the structures of the Deliberative Council and issues of financial responsibility.

Corinthians officially registers Romeu Tuma Jr.’s removal:

“Sport Club Corinthians Paulista informs that the minutes of the Deliberative Council meeting held on March 23, 2026 — in which the removal of Romeu Tuma Jr. from the presidency of that body was voted on and approved by its members — were officially registered with the 1st Registry Office for Titles and Documents of the city of São Paulo on April 13, 2026, which demonstrates that the acts comply with the club’s bylaws.”

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