After row with Flamengo, three Série A clubs consider leaving Libra 🤯 | OneFootball

Three clubs from the Brasileirão are considering LEAVING Libra amid a dispute involving Flamengo and broadcasting rights.

Grêmio, Santos, and Vitória plan to leave Libra. This information comes from journalist PVC, Paulo Vinícius Coelho, this Sunday (28).

To start this dispute, Fla filed a lawsuit and "blocked" R$ 77 million related to broadcasting rights.

Flamengo does not consider it fair to receive 10.41% of the audience revenue. The club believes the correct amount should be 47%.

However, other clubs have issued official statements reminding that Flamengo itself agreed to this division.

Currently, Libra is composed of: Atlético-MG, Bahia, Flamengo, Grêmio, Palmeiras, RB Bragantino, São Paulo, Santos, Vitória, Paysandu, Remo, ABC, Guarani, and Sampaio Corrêa.

The current agreement is valid until 2029.

Reason for the Disagreement

The point of conflict is the distribution of funds among the clubs:

Flamengo disagrees with the validity of the 30% portion linked to audience, claiming that the statute is insufficient to determine this payment.

Libra states that the topic has already been thoroughly debated and that the majority of members voted to maintain the current format.

Libra's Position

In an official statement, Libra described Flamengo's measure as unilateral and sudden, criticizing the stance that "privileges short-term private interests" to the detriment of other teams, which rely on this money for their cash flow, bill payments, and salaries.

The League emphasizes that it will defend in court the legitimacy of collective decisions and the fulfillment of contracts, stressing that the legal confrontation is directed exclusively at the conduct of the current management of the red-black club.

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