According to Globo Esporte, Corinthians has reached a settlement with agent Carlos Leite to resolve legal disputes between the two parties, with the club's total debt approaching 100 million BRL.

In late August, Carlos Leite's lawyer proposed a settlement plan regarding unpaid intermediary commissions for Felipe Bastos's transfer in January 2017, as well as a dispute over image rights fees for the former player in August 2018.

In this lawsuit, Corinthians was ordered to pay 10.2 million BRL, and the club agreed not to appeal. The reasoning was that the club's defense arguments had been rejected in another case involving the same dispute. By reaching this settlement, Corinthians no longer has to pay court fees and legal costs.

In return, Carlos Leite agreed to include this credit in Corinthians's centralized enforcement clearing mechanism, rather than initiating separate enforcement procedures. This means the agent, like hundreds of other Timão creditors, will receive payments in installments through the RCE (centralized enforcement clearing).

The agreement was approved Friday by Judge Miguel Ferreira Júnior of the 43rd Civil Court in São Paulo.

In addition to the 10.2 million BRL settlement, Corinthians also owes Carlos Leite 81.1 million BRL. This portion of the debt stems from another agreement reached between the two parties since 2014, and the amount has been included in the club's centralized enforcement clearing mechanism, which also covers two other cases in which Leite's company won favorable court judgments.

Case 1: RC Consultoria & Assessoria Esportiva LTDA

The original claim amount was 22.7 million BRL in January 2024, updated to 26.5 million BRL after penalties, interest, and adjustments. Related debts include: intermediary fees for Cassio's contract extension in August 2014; intermediary fees for Fagner's signing in January 2015; intermediary fees for Ramón Motta's transfer to Besiktas in June 2014; intermediary fees for Elias's transfer to Sporting CP in August 2016; image rights for Felipe Bastos in March 2017; image rights for Matheus Matias in February 2018.

Case 2: B&C Consultoria & Assessoria Esportiva LTDA

The original claim amount was 33.4 million BRL in January 2024, updated to 54.6 million BRL after penalties, interest, and adjustments. Related debts include: intermediary fees for Cassio's contract extension in January 2018; intermediary fees for Cassio's contract extension in January 2019; intermediary fees for Cassio's contract extension in January 2022; intermediary fees for Fagner's contract extension in January 2018; intermediary fees for Fagner's contract extension in January 2019; intermediary fees for Fagner's contract extension in January 2022; intermediary fees for Camacho's signing in January 2018; intermediary fees for Camacho's contract extension in January 2020; intermediary fees for Matheus Vital's signing in January 2018; intermediary fees for Matheus Vital's contract extension in January 2020; intermediary fees for Jonathas's signing in February 2018; intermediary fees for Matheus Matias's signing in July 2018; intermediary fees for Gil's signing in July 2019; intermediary fees for Gil's new contract in January 2020; intermediary fees for Renato Augusto's signing in July 2021.

In November 2023, as the tenure of former president Duílio Monteiro Alves was ending, Corinthians agreed to settle outstanding debts with Carlos Leite and some of his partners.

The club then agreed to settle the debt by transferring the credit to Brax Produções e Publicidade LTDA. This company has acquired the rights to operate billboard advertising for Corinthians at home matches in the Brasileirão from 2025 to 2029.

However, Brax refused to sign as a party agreeing to the credit transfer in the agent contract with Corinthians. Carlos Leite claimed this was a requirement imposed by Augusto Melo, who succeeded Duílio as president, when finalizing the agreement with the company.

The agent also stated that he contacted the club seeking a resolution but received no response, ultimately deciding to pursue the debt claim through legal action. The relevant lawsuit was filed in February 2024.

Beyond repeatedly assisting Timão with player transfers, Carlos Leite has also loaned money to the club. In the 2008 season, Mano's first year as coach, the agent provided 600,000 BRL for the acquisitions of left-back Wellington Saci and midfielder Eduardo Ramos, both of whom were later represented by Leite.

In 2017, during Roberto de Andrade's presidency, Leite signed a loan agreement with Corinthians for 4.1 million BRL. With a monthly interest rate of 1.94%, this amount more than doubled, reaching 8.31 million BRL by the end of 2021. This debt has now been settled.

Since the first debt with Carlos Leite arose, Timão has had six different presidents: Mário Gobbi, Roberto de Andrade, Andrés Sanchez, Duílio Monteiro Alves, Augusto Melo, and Osmar Stabile.

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