Overview
- The Deliberative Council voted 112 in favor, 49 against and six abstentions to remove Andrés Sanchez from the club's membership in a meeting held at Parque São Jorge on Monday.
- An internal ethics inquiry and the commission of justice concluded that Sanchez made personal charges on the Corinthians corporate card, with prosecutor Cássio Conserino presenting a contested figure of about R$ 480,169.60 for expenses between August 2018 and February 2021.
- Sanchez has defended himself by saying the club lacked clear card rules, that some charges were institutional and that he reimbursed part of the amount.
- The meeting drew a heavy fan presence that celebrated the vote and also produced procedural disputes after the call barred executive directors from attending, prompting vice-president Armando Mendonça to leave the session.
- The expulsion is an internal, administrative sanction that will only take effect after Sanchez is formally notified and does not end separate criminal proceedings, including a March 14 court decision that rejected some charges which the São Paulo prosecutor's office has since appealed.