Flamengo director mocks journalist over Rio court ruling in ‘Libra case’ | OneFootball

Flamengo's General Vice President, Flávio Willeman, Requested to Speak at CoDe Meeting

By Mônica Alves

The Deliberative Council of Flamengo met this Tuesday (07) to discuss the issue of Libra's broadcasting rights. In addition to clarifying some points that had been circulating in the press, there was also time for some irony directed at critics.

Flamengo's General Vice President, Flamengo, Flávio Willeman spoke during the meeting. Without naming names, the executive made ironic remarks about a “journalist” who claimed that the club only managed to obtain an injunction to block payments to other Libra teams because it sought out the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice.

“The Rio de Janeiro State Court of Justice was heavily criticized by a certain journalist, and Flamengo as well, indirectly, for having chosen the Rio de Janeiro Court to file this pre-arbitral precautionary measure. I think it’s important to say that the parties chose the jurisdiction of the Rio de Janeiro District, all the clubs, this is stated as established by the parties in the Libra contract, that any pre-arbitral measure should be filed with the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice,” Willeman began, in audio obtained exclusively by Coluna.

WHO IS THE JOURNALIST?

On social media, the opinions of two commentators went viral: Paulo Vinicius Coelho, known as PVC, and Benjamin Back. The former said, “it’s a decision from the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice,” with emphasis on “Rio de Janeiro” in an ironic tone. ‘Benja’ did something similar.

“(The president of Flamengo) Bap was the boogeyman. With an attitude of strangling the other clubs who are there desperately needing the money, and at the last minute, at the 45th minute of the second half, he blocks it. The injunction was in Rio de Janeiro,” he said. Due to these opinions, the Association of Judges of the State of Rio de Janeiro (AMAERJ) issued a note of repudiation.

WHAT DID AMAERJ SAY?

AFTER ALL, WHAT DID FLAMENGO DO AT THE RIO DE JANEIRO COURT?

Dissatisfied with some points of the Libra contract, Flamengo tried to negotiate with other clubs for adjustments. With no response, Mengo went to the Rio de Janeiro Court and managed to block the transfer of R$ 77 million to the other members, angering the other teams.

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