Flamengo respond after court releases funds to Libra clubs

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·12 November 2025

Flamengo respond after court releases funds to Libra clubs

Justice Maintains Judicial Block on Part of Broadcasting Rights Funds

Flamengo and Libra continue to ‘fight’ behind the scenes amid the lack of agreement over broadcasting rights values. Thus, after the courts released part of the funds to the clubs in the bloc, keeping only R$ 17 million ‘frozen’, the Most Beloved made a statement.

“The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo announces that it has become aware of the decision issued by the presiding judge in the case filed against the Liga do Futebol Brasileiro (Libra), which maintained the judicial block on the audience revenue funds as indicated by Flamengo, corresponding to the so-called “Scenario 6”, officially presented by the club during the League Assembly,” said Flamengo.

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What is happening between Flamengo and Libra?

Before the start of the 2025 season, the Libra clubs signed an agreement with Globo regarding the bloc’s broadcasting rights. However, the president of Flamengo, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, considered the percentage allocated to Mengão to be too low.

Thus, unable to reach an agreement with the other Libra clubs, Flamengo filed a request with the courts and managed to block nearly R$ 80 million of the funds. However, the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice considered the amount ‘disproportionate’ and kept only R$ 17 million frozen.

Why did Flamengo take this measure?

The drastic measure taken by Flamengo was due to the lack of dialogue from the other clubs, according to the Rubro-Negro. Mengo believes it will lose approximately R$ 100 million if the proposed idea for dividing television audience revenue moves forward.

Flamengo and Volta Redonda did not accept the proposed terms and, for the agreement to be finalized, unanimity is required. After Mengo’s victory in court, other teams released official statements criticizing the decision.

Read Flamengo’s statement in full:

The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo announces that it has become aware of the decision issued by the presiding judge in the case filed against the Liga do Futebol Brasileiro (Libra), which maintained the judicial block on the audience revenue funds as indicated by Flamengo, corresponding to the so-called “Scenario 6”, officially presented by the club during the League Assembly. Flamengo believes that the decision is just and recognizes the legitimacy of the arguments presented, based on compliance with the Libra Statute, which requires unanimous approval from the clubs for any changes to the criteria for sharing broadcasting revenue. The club will still seek to improve the decision so that the criterion is extended to the next installment to be paid by Globo. Finally, Flamengo reaffirms its commitment to dialogue and the collective strengthening of Brazilian football, reiterating its confidence that future decisions will continue to respect the principles of justice, equality, and good faith as set forth in the legislation and the League Statute,” said Flamengo.

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