Tuma calls general meeting to vote on Corinthians statute reform | OneFootball

The president of the Deliberative Council of Corinthians, Romeu Tuma Júnior, called this Tuesday for the General Assembly of members to vote on the project to reform the club’s bylaws.

The meeting is scheduled for the upcoming April 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Brasília time), at Parque São Jorge.

According to the call notice, members must vote to approve or reject the project, in addition to 15 other items, which include more than two wording options. One of these topics is the right to vote for Fiel Torcedor members.

If the new Corinthians bylaws are approved at the General Assembly, the committee responsible for the reform will gather the members’ choices for the highlighted items and incorporate them into the main text, thus consolidating the regulations that will dictate the club’s internal rules.

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Heated Exchange in the Council

Romeu Tuma Júnior decided to take the matter directly to the General Assembly last Monday, during a Deliberative Council meeting that ended in a heated exchange.

The meeting was supposed to vote on the project to reform Corinthians’ bylaws, but was overshadowed by an argument between Romeu Tuma and Osmar Stabile that set the Parque São Jorge auditorium alight. The two exchanged serious accusations, causing turmoil among the councilors.

Romeu then decided to end the meeting and take the vote directly to the members, based on article 45, section II, letter A of the current club bylaws. Some councilors disagreed with the decision, so it is possible there will be attempts to take legal action to prevent the vote at the Assembly.

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The issue has dragged on since last year at Parque São Jorge. The new bylaws were supposed to be voted on in December 2025, but councilors decided to postpone the process to better discuss some of the draft’s terms. Initially, Tuma’s wish was to complete the process by the end of last year.

The new bylaws, presented in October last year, address relevant topics such as the right to vote for Fiel Torcedor members and the transformation of Corinthians into a SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol, or Football Joint-Stock Company).

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

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