Stabile snubs council, calls vote on Tuma’s removal at Corinthians

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·19 de março de 2026

Stabile snubs council, calls vote on Tuma’s removal at Corinthians

By Tiago Salazar and André Costa

The president of Corinthians, Osmar Stabile, called an extraordinary meeting of the club's Deliberative Council this Thursday to vote on the provisional removal of the council's president, Romeu Tuma Júnior. The meeting was announced for next Monday at Parque São Jorge, with the first call at 6 p.m. (Brasília time) and the second at 7 p.m. Tuma can still reject the scheduling and take the case to court.

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The call notice was published in newspapers this morning. Stabile, without any prior contact with the CD leadership, used Article 112, item 6, of the Corinthians Social Statute as the basis for the act. The article covers all the duties of the club's executive board president, and item 6 states the following:

“6 – Call the CD, the CORI, the Board, the Fiscal Council”

(Photo: Evander Portilho/ Ag. Corinthians)

The call, however, contradicts Article 82, section II, of the Corinthians Statute, ignored in the notice, which dictates the procedure to be followed for calling an extraordinary meeting of the Deliberative Council.

According to item A of Article 82, an extraordinary meeting in the CD can be called at the initiative of the council's president, in this case, Romeu Tuma Júnior.

Item B allows the meeting to be called through a request by the board president (Osmar Stabile), the CORI president (Guidance Council), the Fiscal Council, or at least 50 CD members. In this case, the meeting date must be set exclusively by the council's president, i.e., Romeu Tuma Júnior, within 30 days.

See the full article:

“Art. 82 – The Deliberative Council shall meet, called by its President:

II – Extraordinarily: A – At the initiative of its President: B – At the request of the Board President, the CORI President, the Fiscal Council, or 50 (fifty) CD members, with the objective of the call substantiated, at which point the CD President must obligatorily call the meeting within a maximum of 30 days from the date of the request's delivery to the CD table.”

As revealed by Gazeta Esportiva earlier this week, Corinthians councilors have been working behind the scenes at Parque São Jorge to gather 50 signatures to put Romeu Tuma Júnior's removal on the CD agenda. However, as the report found, the group has not yet reached the necessary quorum.

Last week, Corinthians president Osmar Stabile filed a request with the club's Ethics Committee for the precautionary removal of Romeu Tuma Júnior. The leader bases his request on Articles 18, 27 (letter D), 28 (letter D), and 30, as well as articles 3 and 6 of the internal regulations, which, in summary, concern possible suspension penalties for members who violate the current Statute.

On the other hand, the CD president relies on Article 89. It is worth remembering that last year, then-president Augusto Melo attempted to remove Tuma in a similar request but was unsuccessful.

Article 89 dictates the procedure that the Ethics Committee must follow when the removal request is for an elected councilor, not someone who is merely a club associate. The article does not provide for preliminary or provisional suspension, as requested by Osmar Stabile, and states the following:

“The Ethics and Discipline Committee's responsibilities are:

a – To know, instruct, and report disciplinary proceedings related to CD members, the Board, the CORI, the Fiscal Council, being able to collect evidence, take statements, and request information from all Corinthians powers.

b – Proceed in the same manner as provided in the previous letter, in cases of articles 35 and 38 of this statute, in disciplinary proceedings related to members or dependents.

1°: The Disciplinary Committee in the case of letter B, may collect new evidence, take new statements, gather new documents, and request information from the Board for the faithful fulfillment of its duties.

2°: The final opinion of the Disciplinary Committee will be submitted to the CD's deliberation as provided in Article 43 of this Statute.

3°: Deciding to suspend the act, the President must call the CD within 10 days for discussion and approval.”

(Photo: José Manoel Idalgo/Agência Corinthians)

If Romeu Tuma Júnior is removed, the Corinthians Deliberative Council would be assumed by Leonardo Pantaleão, the council's vice-president. Pantaleão's position, which he holds alongside the presidency of the Ethics and Discipline Committee, would be taken by Maria Ângela de Souza Ocampos, who was at the center of a disturbance at Parque São Jorge on May 31 of last year. She is also facing a disciplinary process in the club's Ethics Committee due to that act, which aimed to seek Tuma's provisional removal and consequently remove Stabile from the club's presidency so that Augusto Melo could return to the position.

Heated Debate in the Council

Osmar Stabile and Romeu Tuma Júnior overshadowed the voting on the Corinthians Statute reform with a heated debate that stirred up Parque São Jorge last Monday.

The discussion occurred at the beginning of the meeting in the club's social headquarters auditorium. Stabile made accusations against Romeu, who defended himself and claimed to have evidence that the president was lying. The altercation was the trigger for a major commotion among councilors, with exchanges of insults and even shoving.

Understand the Conflict

Stabile accuses Tuma of trying to interfere in the club's executive management. According to Osmar, the last straw was on March 7, during a conversation between them. The president claims to have been threatened by Romeu.

According to the leader, Romeu allegedly approached him during dinner and said: “Either you do what I want, or I will screw you over.”

(Photo: André Costa/Gazeta Press)

The reason for the conflict is the alleged hiring of Aldair Borges to join the security team at Parque São Jorge. The professional was mentioned in a Civil Police inquiry as responsible for hiding the barriers and allowing unauthorized access to the club on January 20, 2025. On that occasion, there was a major confusion after a Council meeting that was to vote on the impeachment of then-president Augusto Melo.

On one side, Stabile denies that the professional was rehired. He says that Aldair was at Parque São Jorge to ask for a job, claiming to be in a difficult financial situation, but was not hired.

Romeu Tuma Júnior, on the other hand, claims to have evidence that the executive board rehired not just one, but two professionals involved in the episode. He also denies any threat to Stabile.

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