Corinthians council expels two members, Mario Mello suspended | OneFootball

On the night of this Monday (03), the Corinthians Deliberative Council decided to expel council members Manoel Ramos Evangelista, known as Mané da Carne, and Marcelo Mariano, known as Marcelinho. In the main case of the night, Mario Mello Junior was suspended from the membership rolls for six months.

The case involving Mané da Carne concerned proceedings over threats made against council member Suzy Miranda in 2022 and a racism complaint filed by council member Luiz Ricardo Alves, known as Seedorf, in 2023. There were 65 votes for expulsion, seven for a one-year suspension, and four abstentions.

Marcelo Mariano, who served as Corinthians’ administrative director for one year during Augusto Melo’s term as club president, is accused of money laundering, criminal association, and aggravated theft. He became a defendant in court in the VaideBet case. In total, there were 35 votes for Marcelinho’s expulsion, 21 for a one-year suspension, and six abstentions.

According to information from the Meu Timão website, in the case of Mario Mello Junior there was permission to apply an “alternative penalty” regarding the attempted invasion of Parque São Jorge on May 31, 2025, which aimed to reinstate Augusto Melo as club president. As a result, there were 80 votes in favor of suspension, 19 for expulsion, and four abstentions at the meeting led by Romeu Tuma Júnior, president of the Deliberative Council. The Ethics and Discipline Committee had recommended Mello’s expulsion.

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More expulsions?

Next week, three more cases will go to trial. The second extraordinary session, scheduled for August 10, will include the review of the cases of Claudinei Alves, Valmir Costa, and Paulo Cesar de Andrade Prado.

Initially removed from the membership rolls because of the invasion on May 31, Claudinei and Valmir, who were part of the youth academy management during Augusto Melo’s term, obtained a stay of the decision in early July. Next week, the pair will have their appeals reviewed by the Deliberative Council, which will examine the opinion in favor of keeping the removal in place.

In the case of Paulo Cesar de Andrade Prado, he may return to the membership rolls if the Council follows the favorable opinion issued regarding the Ethics Committee’s decision, which also recommended the council member’s readmission to Parque São Jorge.

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