Corinthians Kick Out President over Corruption Charges

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Augusto Melo was dismissed on Saturday by the club's general assembly after being charged with theft and money laundering by the court.

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The Brazilian club, Corinthians, approved on Saturday the dismissal of its president Augusto Melo, who faces a trial for theft and money laundering. Melo’s impeachment, which had been separated in May from the presidency by the deliberative council of the São Paulo club, was decided in a vote with more than two thousand members at its headquarters, São Jorge Park. At the general assembly, 1,413 members voted in favor of Melo’s definitive dismiss…

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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Corinthian members voted in favour of dismissing the club's president, Augusto Melo, accused of corruption, according to the institution in an official statement. In the scrutiny held behind closed doors, 69% of the votes supported the final dismissal of Melo (1413 associates voted in favour of the dismissal, while 620 voted against). The leader had been temporarily suspended in May by the Club's Deliberative Council…

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The Corinthians of Brazil is going through an institutional crisis following the official dismissal of their president, Augusto Melo, on charges of corruption.The decision was taken on Saturday, when 69% of the members present in a closed-door vote backed his final departure.The measure comes after Melo had already been temporarily removed in May by the Deliberative Council, after it was known that the São Paulo Civil Police investigated him for…

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The members of the Corinthians, one of the biggest football teams in Brazil, voted this Saturday in favor of dismissing the president, Augusto Melo, accused of corruption, as the club reported in a note. According to information from the communiqué, which was held behind closed doors, 69% of the votes were in favour of ratifying his dismissal. Melo had been temporarily removed from the presidency in May by the Club’s Deliberative Council, after …

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Augusto Melo, president of the Corinthians, charged with theft and laundering of money by the courts, was dismissed from office on Saturday, August 9, by a vote of the General Assembly of the São Paulo Club (Brazil).