Corinthians council sets vote date that could expel Augusto Melo | OneFootball

On Thursday (14), the acting president of Corinthians’ Deliberative Council, Leonardo Pantaleão, set June 1 as the date for the vote that could result in Augusto Melo being expelled from the club. Melo served as president of Alvinegro between January 2024 and May 2025, when he was removed from office following developments in the VaideBet case. The information was reported by Meu Timão and confirmed by Central do Timão.

On the 8th, there will be a vote regarding those involved in the acts of May 31, 2025. On that occasion, a group of Augusto Melo supporters invaded Parque São Jorge and headed to the president’s office, on the fifth floor of the club’s social headquarters, where Osmar Stabile was, having just taken over the role on an interim basis in Augusto’s place.

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This group was led by Maria Ângela Ocampos, the first secretary of the Deliberative Council, who argued that there was an injunction ordering Augusto Melo’s return to the presidency and, consequently, nullifying the impeachment vote. The secretary had declared herself the new president of the Deliberative Council, disregarding all decisions previously made by Romeu Tuma Júnior, then president of the body.

Since then, Augusto Melo, Maria Ângela, and supporters of the former president have been under investigation by the Ethics and Discipline Committee. In addition to the pair, those involved were: Carlos Eduardo Melo Silva, Laercio Ferreira Victoria, Leandro Olmedila, Marcos Coelho Abdo, Mário Mello Júnior, Paulo Juricic, Paulo Rogério Pinheiro Jr., Peterson Ruan Aiello do Couto Ramos, Rodrigo Simonnini Gonzalez, Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé, and Wanderson Contrera Salles.

Of these 11, two are elected members of the Ethics Committee: Mário Mello Júnior and Ronaldo Fernandez Tomé. If they are removed from their positions, the alternates to replace them are: Cláudia Carlos Oliveira, Richard de Paula Oliveira, and Renato Ramires. During the disciplinary proceedings, the committee had recommended the preventive suspension of those involved.

In a document sent to the Deliberative Council, the committee argued that keeping the group of council members in place during the investigation of the facts would represent a “concrete institutional risk.” According to Meu Timão, the vote regarding Augusto Melo’s possible expulsion from the club’s membership rolls is expected to be held openly and by name. It is worth noting that Augusto Melo currently no longer holds any position at Corinthians and is only a club member.

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