CNRD steps up talks with agents in meeting with ABAF | OneFootball

The board of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (CNRD) received representatives from the Brazilian Association of Football Agents (ABAF) for an institutional meeting this Tuesday (3). The aim of the meeting was to reinforce the open dialogue channel with the class and present data on the operation and the volume of cases resolved by the CNRD in the intermediaries' department, where the agents are situated.

The president of the CNRD, Celso Portella, highlighted that the meeting with the ABAF is part of a permanent strategy of the body, adopted since the beginning of his administration in 2022, to approach the main actors with interlocution with the Chamber.

According to Portella, the idea is to avoid isolated decisions and strengthen bridges with the classes considered central to the functioning of the system, which accounts for a significant volume of cases in progress in the body.

“This meeting is the continuation of a thought we have had since we joined the CNRD in 2022. The aim has always been to strengthen ties, build bridges, and open a dialogue channel with such an important class for the Chamber,” stated Portella.

During the meeting, CNRD members discussed the volume of cases involving intermediaries that are processed in the ChamberCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

From the ABAF, the meeting was attended by the entity's president, Jorge Moraes, Cláudio Guadagno, Anselmo Paiva, and Alexandre Uram. Besides the President of the CNRD, the meeting was attended by the General Coordinator Rafael T. Fachada, the Coordinator of the Intermediation Division, Amanda Guimarães, and the Coordinator of the Regulation Division, Ingrid Grandini.

During the presentation to the ABAF representatives, the General Coordinator of the CNRD, Rafael T. Fachada, shared data demonstrating the economic impact of the body's decisions: it is estimated that since the Chamber's operation began, the judgments have provided around R$ 700 million in returns to the market, a value effectively received by creditors.

“The CNRD came to regulate the market and ensure that creditors receive what they are entitled to,” highlighted Portella.

In the presentation, attention points related to the increase in procedural volume were exposed. Since the second half of 2025, the CNRD has observed a substantial increase in cases in progress, registering up to triple the cases in certain departments.

“More than half of the CNRD cases involve intermediaries, whether in their relations with clubs or with athletes and coaches, so being able to receive them for a conversation is essential for the continuity of the work that the CNRD has been developing,” highlighted Amanda Guimarães.

The president of the CNRD, Celso Portella, and the president of the ABAF, Jorge MoraesCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

For the President of the ABAF, Jorge Moraes, the meeting was essential for the ABAF to share the class's discomfort with the football market and receive information from the CNRD on how the body has been acting to regulate this market. “We needed to come here and vent a little, exchange ideas, share what we are feeling out there. And it is important to work together with the CBF, with the CNRD. Out there, we have felt the pressure, so it is only fair that the CNRD shows us what they have been doing, the way they are conducting things. It was very productive,” he praised.

Portella concluded by highlighting that the CNRD has been working to offer legal security in an environment that still shows disordered practices, reminding that several clubs have already been sanctioned for debts with agents. “The market, when deregulating contracts, creates insecurity for everyone. The CNRD exists precisely to balance these relationships and offer an institutional path for conflict resolution,” he concluded.

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