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The Time do Povo Project announced the creation of the Corinthian Liberation movement, an initiative that follows the Expulsão Já! campaign and aims to focus efforts on proposals considered structural for Corinthians. The new movement was introduced through an invitation directed at supporters of the previous mobilization.

According to the document, Expulsão Já! is coming to an end after the group considered the campaign’s two main objectives achieved: the approval of the agenda to expel former presidents Andrés Sanchez, Duilio Monteiro Alves, and Augusto Melo from the club’s membership, as well as the mobilization of fans around the discussion of governance and accountability for directors.

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The three former presidents left Corinthians’ membership in recent weeks. Andrés Sanchez and Augusto Melo were expelled by decision of the Deliberative Council, while Duilio resigned his lifetime membership before being brought to trial.

“#ExpulsãoJá ends its activities here and invites all of you to take the next step with us,” the text states. For the organizers, the strategy of seeking individual punishments has reached its limits, making it necessary to move forward with structural changes in Corinthians’ administration.

The new initiative presents itself as a movement aimed at fighting impunity and restructuring the club institutionally. Among the principles defended by its creators is building a Corinthians that is “clean, transparent, strong, modern, professional, democratic, and popular.”

In the document, the group says that the problems faced by Corinthians are systemic and cannot be solved merely by replacing specific directors. Although it states a position in favor of the departure of current president Osmar Stabile, the movement says it does not support a possible rise of vice president Armando Mendonça to lead the institution.

The assessment presented is that the difficulties faced by the club stem from structural flaws in the current governance model, which requires consistent and lasting changes.

Defense of judicial intervention

The main banner announced by Corinthian Liberation is the defense of judicial intervention in Corinthians. To this end, the group intends to promote mobilizations and collect signatures in support of the proposal.

According to the text, the movement supports the legal model defended by the Save Corinthians collective, identified as a forerunner of this agenda. The proposal calls for the precautionary removal of the presidents of the Executive Board, the Deliberative Council, the Advisory Council (CORI), and the Fiscal Council, on the grounds of systematic violations of the club’s bylaws.

To replace the elected directors, the project suggests the temporary appointment of independent professionals specializing in corporate restructuring and auditing. These agents would be responsible for conducting an in-depth financial analysis, reviewing contracts considered harmful, and administratively stabilizing the club until the members regain control of decisions through the mechanisms provided in the bylaws.

Separation between the social club and football

Another focus of the movement is the defense of separating the social club from the football department. Unlike the judicial intervention agenda, the organizers say they do not have a previously defined model for this change.

According to the invitation, the proposal is for movement members to collectively debate which format would be most appropriate to promote football’s autonomy and meet the principles established by the group.

The text does not specify whether this separation would take place through the creation of a Football Corporation (SAF) or another management model, but it highlights that the discussion will remain open to supporters’ participation.

Corinthian Liberation also presents an engagement plan for participants, including promoting the proposals on social media, taking part in in-person actions, helping produce content, gathering signatures, holding public debates, and making voluntary contributions to cover the movement’s activities.

The organizers also state that joining the new project is optional and acknowledge that some supporters of Expulsão Já! may not agree with the new agendas being defended.

The Time do Povo Project, the creator of both Expulsão Já! and Corinthian Liberation, invites interested fans to join the movement’s founding phase through direct confirmation or by filling out a specific sign-up form.

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