End of the row: 777 drops case against Vasco, withdraws TJRJ appeal

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·21 September 2026

End of the row: 777 drops case against Vasco, withdraws TJRJ appeal

Vasco took a decisive step toward settling its legal and corporate backstage issues with the end of the judicial dispute against 777 Carioca. In a joint filing submitted this Monday (21), the club association, Vasco SAF, and the American company informed the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice (TJRJ) that they had reached an agreement to terminate the injunction action that gave rise to the entire dispute over control of the football department, requesting the immediate withdrawal of the appeal that had been scheduled for judgment by the 20th Private Law Chamber on September 24.

The measure represents the foreign investors’ formal withdrawal from trying to recover the injunction that had sustained the battle over corporate rights in the lower court. With the petition submitted to appellate judge César Felipe Cury, the parties gave up continuing the litigation in the Capital’s 4th Business Court, formalizing a consensual end that now only awaits final court approval to take full legal effect.

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?End of the litigation and agreement with Vasco

The conclusion of the case consolidates the restoration of institutional stability sought by Vasco’s board under the presidency of Pedrinho. The preliminary injunction that prompted the appeal had been filed at the beginning of the corporate conflict, but the representatives of the foreign company opted for a formal withdrawal with the agreement of Vasco’s board, paving the way for the lower court to dismiss the case and for the state court to declare the dispute entirely moot.

Under the terms set out in the document filed with the Rio court system, all court costs and procedural expenses linked to the injunction will be paid in full by the American group. In addition, each of the parties involved in the dispute will be responsible for paying their respective lawyers’ fees, eliminating immediate financial liabilities arising from the legal costs of the corporate clash.

End of 777 Partners at Vasco – Photo: Leandro Amorim / Vasco

?Court approval and next steps

The formalization of the legal agreement allows Vasco to focus all its efforts on attracting new investors to the SAF without the burden of injunction-related challenges that had been hindering long-term planning. The records of the original proceeding have already been submitted for the approval ruling, leaving second-instance judges only to confirm the removal of the interlocutory appeal from this week’s plenary session agenda.

With the path cleared in Rio’s courts, the professional football department of the Giant of the Hill gains the peace of mind needed to focus exclusively on the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship and the decisive matches in the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil. Peace off the pitch closes one of the most tense chapters in the club’s recent history, making room for a more balanced and transparent financial future.