Flamengo board members speak out after Bap’s comments on Globo journalist

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·24 de dezembro de 2025

Flamengo board members speak out after Bap’s comments on Globo journalist

What Did Bap Say at the Last Flamengo Meeting?

President of Flamengo, Luiz Eduardo Baptista held a meeting with the members on Tuesday (23) to present the results of Mengo for the year. While commenting on women's football, Bap criticized Globo journalist Renata Mendonça, who complained about the investment in the sport in 2025.

After the negative repercussion of Bap's statement, the Flamengo Councilwomen spoke out about the situation. Thus, the group showed support for journalist Renata Mendonça.

Vídeos OneFootball

The Women's Caucus publicly expresses its repudiation of the derogatory comments made at yesterday's meeting at the Gávea headquarters, devaluing a woman in her work environment and in her speech. We agree that the mentioned broadcaster should value and increase the broadcasting rights of Women's Football for Flamengo. However, this accurate criticism should not, under any circumstances, be accompanied by an attack on a journalist in such a virulent and inelegant manner. We reiterate our fight for women in the sports environment. Athletes, councilwomen, members, employees, fans, referees, and journalists must not only be respected, regardless of their positions, but also welcomed and exalted so that we have more and more women involved in a world so male-dominated and resistant to change, which is the world of Football. All our solidarity to Renata Mendonça.

What Did Bap, President of Flamengo, Say?

— What are the facts? Growing audience. Does it compare to men's football? No, but it shouldn't be this different. The TV keeps the profits from the marketing package and didn't distribute it to the clubs —, Bap began.

— There's that big-nosed woman from Globo who keeps speaking badly about us and everything else, about football, which doesn't encourage… makes you want to say: 'Dear, convince your company to put in 10 million, 20 million a year in broadcasting rights and things will get better. What's good for the goose is good for the gander too —, concluded the president of Flamengo.

What Is the Context of the 'Sparring'?

Journalist Renata Mendonça, in October 2025, through the Dibradoras portal, published a video about the training structure of the women's football team of Flamengo. Thus, the professional questioned the investments of Bap's management in the sport.

On that occasion, Renata Mendonça's report went viral and shocked the internet by revealing the precarious conditions faced by the players of Flamengo. In the images, it is possible to see that the locker room needs maintenance, with broken and dirty floors. Finally, another part of the video shows the sink: when turned on, the water came out brown, with a muddy appearance.

Did Globo Respond?

It is worth noting that Globo also responded after the statements of the president of Flamengo. Thus, the broadcaster repudiated Bap's attitude and showed support for journalist Renata Mendonça.

“Globo repudiates the gratuitous and misogynistic attack by the Flamengo director on one of its professionals and reiterates its deep respect for women and for critical opinions that do not offend or insult anyone”, said TV Globo, in an official statement.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.