Augusto Melo faces Corinthians committee over Parque São Jorge invasion | OneFootball

The former president of Corinthians, Augusto Melo, provided clarifications to the club's Ethics Committee on the evening of last Tuesday due to the invasion of Parque São Jorge that took place on May 31, 2025.

According to Gazeta Esportiva, Augusto Melo and others involved in the act were summoned to give explanations. The deposed president tried to suspend the meeting, but was unsuccessful.

He then participated in the meeting via videoconference, alongside his lawyer Ricardo Jorge. The session was presided over by Leonardo Pantaleão, president of the Ethics Committee. Augusto Melo defended himself and said he was convinced to go to the president's office by his allies, who claimed he was the legitimate president.

The deposed president in 2025 will not be the only one heard by the Ethics Committee. The body also scheduled hearings with other councilors involved in the invasion, such as Peterson Ruan Aiello and Wanderson Sales. The key figure in the act, Maria Ângela de Souza Ocampos, has already given her testimony.

Meanwhile, the members present at the act are being investigated by the Members' Ethics Committee, chaired by Luiz Alberto Bussab.

(Photo: Peter Leone/O Fotografico/Gazeta Press)

Next Steps

After hearing all those involved, the Corinthians Ethics Committee will issue a report containing (or not) possible punishments. The cases will be treated individually, meaning the report will have suggestions for each participant.

Subsequently, the president of the club's Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior, will put the agenda up for discussion in the plenary. The councilors will then vote to confirm or not the possible penalties.

Recall the Case

On the last day of May 31, Augusto Melo, then removed from the presidency of Corinthians by the Deliberative Council, went to Parque São Jorge with some allies and attempted to reassume the position through a document signed by Maria Ângela de Souza Ocampos.

She, acting as the 1st vice secretary of the Council, claimed to be the interim president of the body since, in her understanding, Romeu should be removed and the immediate successor to the position, vice Roberson de Medeiros, 'Dunga', was on medical leave. On the occasion, the councilor claimed to have annulled all acts conducted by Tuma since April 9, 2025, including the vote that approved Augusto's impeachment over the VaideBet case, determining that the removed president should be reinstated.

To defend the thesis, Augusto's allies continued to support the action with Articles 28, letters D and E, and 30 of the Corinthians statute. However, as published by Gazeta Esportiva, these articles pertain to the social club's members, not the elected councilors.

Furthermore, Gazeta Esportiva revealed irregularities in the act led by Augusto Melo that were exposed by Rodrigo Bittar. He even voted against Tuma's removal in the meeting on April 9.

By Tiago Salazar and André Costa

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