Corinthians statute reform vote ends after row between Stabile and Tuma

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·9 Maret 2026

Corinthians statute reform vote ends after row between Stabile and Tuma

The meeting of the Deliberative Council of Corinthians, which was set to vote on the club’s statute reform project on Monday night at Parque São Jorge, was marked by a heated argument between president Osmar Stabile and the president of the Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior.

(Photo: André Costa/Gazeta Press)

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Right at the start of the meeting, Stabile accused Romeu of interfering in the management of the executive board. He claimed to have been threatened by Tuma.

“I’m going to bring up a difficult situation, but I have to present it to the Council instead of the press. We’ve been going through a tough situation in the administration due to constant interference from the president of the Deliberative Council. He tries at every moment to interfere in management. On Friday, he came up to me while I was having dinner and said: ‘Either you do what I want or I’ll f… you.’ Those were his words. I can’t manage Corinthians with people treating me like this. It’s very regrettable. I have a witness here,” said Osmar.

“Besides that, I have these documents constantly sent every week, requesting information about the decisions I’m making. I make the best decisions for Corinthians. I want to say the following: the interference is constant. I can’t accept this anymore, I haven’t accepted it from the start. The one who manages Corinthians is the president, you don’t need to know anything about what happens. I don’t accept this interference, having to answer 30, 40, 50 points all the time. I can’t accept this, people. Either we change Corinthians and solve our problem internally… He leaked information to a journalist and asked him to call me, and it was a lie. I can’t accept people leaking information from inside Corinthians anymore,” he added.

Next, Romeu Tuma Júnior responded to Stabile and denied the accusations. He stated that he did not threaten the president, but admitted to being bothered by the alleged hiring of a professional who had hidden the gates of the social headquarters and allowed unauthorized access on January 20, 2025. At the time, there was a major commotion after the suspension of the meeting that was to vote on the impeachment process of then-president Augusto Melo.

“What the president said is not true. I didn’t say that. I said that his board hired an individual who hid the gates. You’re very nervous, you’re acting like Augusto [Melo]. He hired someone who is being investigated by the police, he hid the club’s gate, led invaders to the fifth floor. This person was hired by the club. I told you that if you didn’t take action, I would tell the press. And I did,” said Romeu Tuma.

After the shouting match, a major commotion took over the Parque São Jorge auditorium. There was arguing among several council members and even some shoving. One of them even pointed a finger at Romeu. Council member Rubens Gomes, Rubão, also asked to speak and suggested that the case be reviewed by the Ethics Committee.

Corinthians council members argue in the Parque São Jorge auditorium (Photo: André Costa/Gazeta Press)

Initially, Tuma suspended the meeting for ten minutes. However, as the commotion did not subside, the president of the Council declared the meeting closed, believing the incident had been staged to prevent the vote on the statute reform.

Romeu stated that he will take the vote directly to the General Assembly of members, on a date yet to be determined. He relies on article 45, section II, letter A of the current Corinthians statute, which allows for the approval of statutory reform through the General Assembly, provided the need for it is recognized by the Council. See what the article says:

“The General Assembly shall meet:

II – Extraordinarily, at any time, to:

A – approve the amendment of this Statute, in accordance with the Civil Code, when expressly convened for this purpose, with the need for the amendment being previously recognized by the Council.”

The issue has been dragging on since last year at Parque São Jorge. The new statute was supposed to be voted on in December 2025, but council members decided to postpone the process to better discuss some of the terms in the draft. Initially, Tuma wanted to complete the process by the end of last year.

Some council members believe there was not enough time to discuss all the topics covered in the draft, presented in October of last year. The document addresses items such as voting rights for Fiel Torcedor members and the transformation of the club into a SAF. Last Friday, the Cori (Guidance Council) sent Romeu Tuma a letter suggesting a partial vote.

Ten public hearings were held to debate the main items of the text. It’s worth noting that attendance was low. Since 2024, the Statute Reform Committee has been working on the project, which was developed based on internal discussions and conversations with organized external groups, such as Gaviões da Fiel.

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