Seems a joke: journalist's wild take after Leila Pereira's dig at Flamengo

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·13 May 2026

Seems a joke: journalist's wild take after Leila Pereira's dig at Flamengo

Paulo Vinicius Coelho defended Leila Pereira in an opinion piece against the Flamengo president

Leila Pereira’s opinion defending the SAF model surprised everyone — even Palmeiras fans — despite her being the president of a member-owned club. However, journalist Paulo Vinicius Coelho commented on the matter and backed the executive. Her remarks, released on Tuesday (12), clearly targeted Flamengo.

— She didn’t say Palmeiras has to become an SAF. And besides, it won’t become an SAF under her administration. It hasn’t been taken to the Deliberative Council, there is no proposal. It’s not happening during her term. That’s not what this is about. She didn’t say Palmeiras has to become an SAF. She said she supports the SAF model compared to the member-owned model. When she talks about taxes, she is talking about Bap —, said PVC, on UOL.

— What Leila is saying is that, between the member-owned model and the SAF model, she prefers the SAF model. That is what she is saying. Second, she is not saying she is bringing the SAF model to Palmeiras. She is not. That has not happened. That is not under discussion within the club —, the journalist argued.

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WHAT DID LEILA PEREIRA SAY?

During an interview with CazéTV, Leila Pereira said, in other words, that the ‘dissatisfied should become an SAF,’ in a sarcastic tone. After all, Flamengo is leading a movement to reduce taxes for member-owned clubs, which pay more than Football Corporations.

— Anything that helps influence and make clubs turn into companies, I agree with. ‘Oh, but associations will pay more.’ Then let them pay more. Don’t want to pay more? Become an SAF. There is no need to sell the club. Become an SAF and 100% of the shares can belong to the association —, said Leila Pereira.

— If in the future they want to sell a small stake, the club will already have become a company. So, I think any movement that encourages clubs to become SAFs is productive. That is the future —, added the president.

THAT DIDN’T GO WELL, HUH, LEILA?

Despite Leila Pereira’s mockery of Flamengo’s request, the Palmeiras president suffered a defeat this Wednesday (13). After all, the Chamber of Deputies approved a tax cut for member-owned clubs from 11.4% to 5%. SAFs currently pass on 6% of their revenue.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.