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Irregular Sewage Disposal in Lagoa Results in Fine for Flamengo

Flamengo received a punishment, but not for something that happened on the pitch. On the contrary, the problem is far from the Ninho do Urubu. The club's headquarters in Gávea received a fine of almost R$ 1 million from the State Environmental Institute (Inea) for irregular sewage disposal in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. To be more precise, the Rubro-Negro will have to pay R$ 902,183.30.

According to Inea, the club's pipes that lead to the sewage system have high levels of ammonia. As a result, there was an investigation, and the teams detected the irregularity. The information is from the GE portal. The issue is not new to Flamengo, after all, the club received four notifications for regularization of sewage disposal since 2022.

On the other hand, Flamengo argues that the pipes were old and that there are other underground structures below the gallery that may have contributed to the contamination. The club regularized the issue in May, but was unable to escape the fine. Therefore, Flamengo has 15 days to appeal.

WHAT DOES INEA SAY ABOUT THE MATTER?

The club was fined R$ 902,183.30. The value was arbitrated considering the amount of untreated sewage discharged into the rainwater gallery, within the institution's headquarters, and for reaching urban areas and degrading the environment”, said the Institute, in a note sent to GE.

WHAT IS THE LAW?

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