A group made up of 81 Corinthians advisors signed and filed, on August 26, a request asking for the impeachment process to be opened against the club’s president, Augusto Melo. This Thursday (11/21), the date for the impeachment vote was set. The meeting to vote on the future of President Augusto Melo was scheduled for November 28, at 6 pm (Brasília time), at Parque São Jorge.
The person following the situation closely is Dutch striker Memphis Depay, whose future is at risk if the current president is removed from his post.
Can Memphis Depay leave Corinthians?
According to journalist André Hernan, Memphis Depay showed concern about the impeachment process of President Augusto Melo.
The star was hired by the current management and, if the president is removed from office, the entire board will leave. Memphis was distressed by the scenario and had a telephone conversation with the football executive, Fabinho Soldado, who tried to calm the player.
Sources linked to the board said that the player even mentioned leaving the club if Augusto Melo leaves the presidency. The 30-year-old striker has a contract until July 31, 2026.
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Who approved the impeachment vote and who made the request?
Romeu Tuma Junior, president of the Corinthians Deliberative Council, was responsible for calling the impeachment vote. The document on which the request is based was authored by the “SCCP Reconstruction Movement”.
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How was the document filed on August 26th?
The 19-page document called for “succinct processing” and adhered mainly to Article 106, “b” and “d”, of the club’s Statute, in addition to Law 14,597/23, referring to the new General Sports Law, which provides for crimes of “Laundering” or concealment of assets.
Art. 106 – The following are grounds for requesting the dismissal of the President and/or Vice President:
b) having caused, through action or omission, considerable damage to the assets or image of Corinthians.
d) having violated, by action or omission, an express statutory norm.
On pages that detail recent events promoted by the current management, the request is based on grounds that aim to highlight possible problems and reckless conduct by management after evaluating the following cases:
– Interview with Rubens Gomes, known as Rubão, with Mesa Redonda, on TV Gazeta, when the former football director pointed out the beginning of distrust over the club’s contract with VaideBet.
– Possible “Orange” in VaideBet intermediation
– Statement by Alex Cassundé to the Police, refuting having acted as intermediary (businessman would have been the intermediary of the sponsorship contract between Corinthians and VaideBet)
– Disbandment of leaders, loss of sponsorship and moral damage
– Statement by Armando Mendonça, vice-president of Corinthians, to the Police, pointing out omissions by managers
– Augusto’s attack on a Cruzeiro fan, in Minas Gerais, damaging the image of the institution
In the request, advisors affirm Corinthians as a “victim of crimes committed by the directors themselves” and also reinforce the intention of obtaining for the club the due “compensation for the loss due to the erroneous payment to the ill-fated company that never intermediated the creation of the contract with the former sponsor”.
