Duilio Monteiro Alves quits Corinthians membership and ends political role | OneFootball

Duilio Monteiro Alves has ended his political involvement at Corinthians, giving up his lifetime membership, his status as a lifetime councillor and his seat on the advisory council.

He said in a public letter on social media that the club's internal climate is ungovernable, akin to a political, legal, media and institutional minefield, and that infighting has harmed his health and affected his family.

He rejected probes into his 2021-2023 presidency, saying rivals turned routine acts such as debt renegotiations into criminal narratives. On the São Paulo prosecutor's corporate card case, where he is a defendant, he said spending was strictly institutional, averaging under R$ 35 per day. The club's Ethics Commission also looked into it.

His final accounts were approved by the Deliberative Council, including opposition votes. His sharpest criticism targeted Augusto Melo and Osmar Stabile, claiming debt was contained after three consecutive surpluses, then alleging it has since risen by more than R$ one billion.

He warned about tax reform for member-run clubs, rising internal debt and new CBF financial fair play rules that could bring transfer bans or even relegation. He doubted future presidents can complete three-year terms and highlighted expulsions, citing Andrés Sanchez's on Monday.

He said the associative model is exhausted and that Corinthians faces two options, conversion to a SAF with a controller outside traditional politics or legal intervention if crises deepen. He was president from 2021 to 2023 and took a lifetime council seat in April 2025, now surrendered.

Source: Meu Timao