Landim breaks silence, explains why Flamengo signed Libra contract

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·9 de octubre de 2025

Landim breaks silence, explains why Flamengo signed Libra contract

Rodolfo Landim became a topic at Flamengo again during the 'Libra controversy'

In recent weeks, the Flamengo news has been dominated by Libra and the negotiation of broadcasting rights for the Brasileirão. In the debate, Flamengo's rivals accuse former president Rodolfo Landim of accepting all the terms proposed in past meetings. With his name in the spotlight, the former leader spoke for the first time on the subject.

“When the statute was signed, there were no negotiations of rights initiated, and the possible transformation of that group into a true league, with the adherence of other clubs, was still expected,” Landim explained in contact with ‘O Globo’. “It was not expected that all the details of future contracts would be discussed in a statute. It was important to include basic principles, such as the veto right for future decisions that Flamengo obtained. The rest would come later,” the director added.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LIBRA NEGOTIATION?

President of Flamengo from 2019 to 2024, Rodolfo Landim reached an agreement with Libra. However, when Luiz Eduardo Baptista took over in 2025, he requested adjustments to the agreement. Since the other clubs did not agree to the dialogue, the Rubro-Negro decided to go to court and obtained an injunction to block the transfer of more than R$ 70 million to the other teams.

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The Flamengo succeeded in court because the contract required unanimity on the issue of transferring the values related to the audience. However, the Mengão and Volta Redonda did not accept the terms proposed among the Libra clubs.

According to Landim, at the time of signing, in September of last year, there was no discussion on the subject. As it stood, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, stated that Flamengo would lose approximately R$ 100 million.

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