Board member questions legality of lifetime roles at Corinthians | OneFootball

Amid recent discussions about the Statute reform at Corinthians, counselor Peterson Ruan Aiello do Couto Ramos filed a request this Tuesday (17th) addressed to the president of the Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Junior, requesting formal clarifications on the statutory basis that supports the existence of the current lifetime counselors of the club, as well as the presentation of the minutes of the meetings that would have approved their nominations.

In the request, the counselor states that the discussion about the statutory reform of Corinthians has dragged on for four terms and returned to the agenda at the extraordinary meeting of the Deliberative Council held on March 9th, when, according to him, the session was interrupted after manifestations from lifetime counselors opposed to the advancement of the proposal. The information was initially disclosed by the Boletim Corinthiano and confirmed by the Central do Timão, which had access to the document.

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In the request, Peterson argues that the statutory provision of lifetime counselors with an indefinite term, without submission to periodic elections, would be incompatible with the principles governing civil associations, especially regarding the alternation of power, equality among members, and the time limitation of terms.

The counselor argues that although the statute provides for the existence of lifetime counselors, civil legislation would allow the alteration of this structure by decision of the assembly, without any acquired right to maintain the current regime. The counselor cites provisions of the Civil Code that deal with the autonomy of associations and states that statutory positions and functions can be modified or extinguished, including with effects on current occupants.

The document also mentions a consolidated understanding in Brazilian jurisprudence that there is no acquired right to an internal legal regime in associative entities and argues that the voting right of lifetime counselors would be only a consequence of the position held, which could cease to exist if the function is extinguished.

The petitioner also criticizes what he calls the “almost absolute power” of the lifetime counselors and states that they act as “blockers of topics that can be brought to the assembly of members, including and especially topics that involve the extension or alteration of their own powers and statutory competencies, with a clear conflict of interest“.

Based on these arguments, the counselor requests that the presidency of the Deliberative Council present the minutes of the meetings in which the nominations of the current lifetime counselors were approved.

The request includes the nominal list of 90 members of the lifetime board, among them former presidents and well-known club officials, such as Andrés Sanchez, Mário Gobbi Filho, Antônio Roque Citadini, Fran Papaiordanou, Duílio Monteiro Alves, Miguel Marques e Silva, Carla Dualib, and Romeu Tuma Júnior himself, the current president of the body.

The petitioner requests clarification of the statutory basis for each nomination and the presentation of formal records proving approval by the Deliberative Council. If irregularities are found in the formation of the lifetime board, the document calls for the convening of a General Assembly to deliberate on:

· The extinction of lifetime tenure;· The adaptation of the statute to modern associative governance practices.

According to the counselor, the current structure would allow power concentration in a restricted group, which, in his view, would hinder internal renewal and the implementation of administrative changes in the club.

Finally, Peterson requests urgency in the analysis of the request, as a way to ensure legal security, transparency, and institutional compliance at Corinthians. So far, there has been no public statement from the presidency of the Deliberative Council regarding the request.

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