Palmeiras slam Flamengo's arrogant move against Libra, details here | OneFootball

The backstage of Brazilian football is heating up and gained a new chapter this Saturday with the statement from Palmeiras against the conduct of the management of Flamengo, led by president Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, against Libra (Liga do Futebol Brasileiro). The Verdão condemned the injunction obtained by the Rubro-Negro in the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice (TJ-RJ), which blocked the transfer of R$ 77 million from a portion of the broadcast rights of the Brazilian Championship.

The amount would be distributed among the other clubs in Libra, which includes clubs besides Palmeiras and Flamengo: ABC, Atlético-MG, Bahia, Bragantino, Grêmio, Guarani, Paysandu, Remo, Vitória, Sampaio Corrêa, Santos, and São Paulo.

“Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras expresses its repudiation of the conduct of the current management of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which, through an injunction granted by the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, blocked the transfer of R$ 77 million related to one of the installments of the contract signed between Libra (Liga do Futebol Brasileiro) and TV Globo regarding pay-per-view earnings,” said Palmeiras in a statement.

Palmeiras criticizes Flamengo's "arrogant and harmful" stance

In the statement, Palmeiras recalled Flamengo's decision not to sign a manifesto from the group demanding measures to combat racism. The alviverde club considered the stance of the management of the Carioca club as “arrogant and harmful“.

“The arrogant and harmful stance of the current Flamengo management, unfortunately, does not surprise. It is the same political group that, at the beginning of the year, refused to sign the Libra manifesto demanding measures to combat racism on South American fields,” criticized Palmeiras.

Flamengo's action

According to Flamengo, the reason for the action is the dissatisfaction with the criteria adopted by Libra for the division of TV revenues, especially the 30% share linked to pay-per-view audience. The club claims that the current division does not adequately recognize its “revenue-generating power,” which represents about 47% of the total fan base of the Libra teams.

“Predatory and vile strategy”

Palmeiras describes the stance of Flamengo as “arrogant and harmful“, and also considers the strategy “predatory and vile”. According to Verdão, the action of the Carioca team tries to suffocate the other institutions in order to extract more individual benefits.

“By obstructing the flow of these resources in a contradictory and undue manner, the strategy of the Carioca club reveals itself as predatory and vile, as it seeks to financially suffocate the other institutions that constitute the block, some of them in difficult situations, in order to subjugate them and extract even more individual benefits,” continues Palmeiras.

The club led by president Leila Pereira also emphasized that it would benefit if the change proposed by Flamengo were confirmed. However, Verdão highlighted that it advocates for the “collective growth of Brazilian football” and wants a “sustainable future” for all clubs.

“It should be noted that Palmeiras has the right to speak on the subject; after all, besides being economically balanced, it would be one of the direct beneficiaries if the change requested by the current Flamengo management were successful. However, Palmeiras understands that it does not play alone and, therefore, defends the collective growth of Brazilian football,” stated the Paulista club.

See Palmeiras' full statement:

“Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras expresses its repudiation of the conduct of the current management of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which, through an injunction granted by the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, blocked the transfer of R$ 77 million related to one of the installments of the contract signed between Libra (Liga do Futebol Brasileiro) and TV Globo regarding pay-per-view earnings.

By obstructing the flow of these resources in a contradictory and undue manner, the strategy of the Carioca club reveals itself as predatory and vile, as it seeks to financially suffocate the other institutions that constitute the block, some of them in difficult situations, in order to subjugate them and extract even more individual benefits.

It should be noted that Palmeiras has the right to speak on the subject; after all, besides being economically balanced, it would be one of the direct beneficiaries if the change requested by the current Flamengo management were successful. However, Palmeiras understands that it does not play alone and, therefore, defends the collective growth of Brazilian football.

The arrogant and harmful stance of the current Flamengo management, unfortunately, does not surprise. It is the same political group that, at the beginning of the year, refused to sign the Libra manifesto demanding measures to combat racism on South American fields.

As the Brazilian club with the most national titles, Palmeiras works towards building a sustainable future for everyone. We trust that the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice will soon realize the real intentions behind Flamengo's actions – including concluding that those harmed by the injunction were, in fact, the other clubs of Libra – and will restore the legality of the existing agreement between the group and TV Globo, in order to preserve the spirit of cooperation that should guide the sport“.

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