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What is happening between Flamengo and Libra?

The relationship between Flamengo and Libra became strained in the 2025 season. Now, at the beginning of 2026, the situation still shows no signs of improvement. This is because the Rubro-Negro sent letters to the bloc's leadership demanding a solution regarding the TV contract for the Série A of the Brasileirão.

After all, another club from Libra will compete in the Série A of the Brasileirão 2026: Remo. However, the contract does not foresee an increase in the total amount with one more team in the national elite. Thus, the teams that are part of the bloc will lose part of the funds. The information is from ‘Uol’.

How does the Libra contract work?

It is worth noting that the Libra contract provides for an 11% reduction if a team from the bloc is relegated and only eight teams compete in Série A. On the other hand, the agreement does not foresee an increase in the case of a club's promotion and, in 2026, ten teams will compete in the Brazilian elite.

What is Flamengo's proposal for Libra?

Thus, Flamengo sent a letter to the Libra leadership demanding that the group increase the gross contract value to R$ 1.3 billion, plus inflation. This way, no team will be harmed by the entry of Remo.

Furthermore, the Libra clubs need to sign a supplementary agreement to include the new club in the contract, in this case, Remo. However, Flamengo indicated that it will only do this when the funding issue is resolved.

What happened between Flamengo and Libra in 2025?

Before the start of the 2025 season, the Libra clubs signed an agreement with Globo regarding the bloc's broadcasting rights. The president of Flamengo, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, however, considered the percentage allocated to Mengão to be insufficient.

Thus, unable to reach an agreement with the other Libra clubs, Flamengo sent a request to the court and managed to block almost R$ 80 million of the funds. However, the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice considered the amount 'disproportional' and retained only R$ 17 million.

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