Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A
Jair Bolsonaro’s swipe at Globo injects yet more uncertainty into Brazilian football
The business of Brazilian club football is a minefield at the best of times, but a temporary change to the law by the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made it even trickier, especially for dominant media giant, Globo.
São Paulo and Cruzeiro add to kit sponsor portfolios
Top-tier Brazilian football side São Paulo has signed up insurance and benefit management consultancy Isure as a sponsor.
Corinthians to launch betting platform with new sleeve sponsor Galera Group
Brazilian sports club Corinthians Paulista has signed up sports betting company Galera Group to its sponsorship portfolio
Ceará adds EstadiumBet as main sponsor
Brazilian football club Ceará has signed up gambling firm EstadiumBet as its new front-of-shirt sponsor.
BRB takes over from BS2 Bank as Flamengo’s main shirt sponsor
Brazilian football club Flamengo has signed a three-year main shirt sponsorship contract with Banco de Brasília (BRB) that will see the two organisations partner on the launch a new digital bank.
Brazil issues decree placing TV rights back in clubs’ hands
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has issued a decree that markedly alters the media rights landscape for the country’s football clubs.
Atlético Mineiro adds Betsul to array of kit sponsors
Brazilian football club Atlético Mineiro has signed up online gambling brand to its sponsorship portfolio.
Brazilian Football Confederation launches R$115m credit line for clubs
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has opened up a credit line worth up to R$115m (€21.2m/$23.8
MarjoSports terminates Corinthians sleeve sponsorship
Brazilian football club Corinthians has ended its sleeve sponsorship agreement with online gambling platform MarjoSports
Banco BS2 quits Flamengo shirt deal as Amazon ‘waits in wings’
Banco BS2, the main shirt sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo, will terminate its deal on June 30 with six months still to run on its contract.
Turner suspends rights fee payments to eight Brazilian clubs
The Brazilian arm of US-based broadcaster Turner is reported to have suspended pay-television broadcast rights fee payments to eight Brasileiro Série A clubs.
Brazilian clubs accept Globo’s rights fee reductions
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has secured the votes from Campeonato Brasileiro Sèrie A clubs required to reduce its fees for April, May and June as Covid-19’s effect has delayed the start of th…
São Paulo bolsters kit sponsorship portfolio with MRV renewal
Brazilian football club São Paulo has extended its contract with one of its shirt sponsors, real estate company MRV.
The renewal builds on an association which began in 2017.
Globo proposes rights fee cuts for Brazilian top flight
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has informed Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs that it intends to make significant reductions in its monthly rights fees due to the uncertainty over the status …
Brazilian clubs vote for GSRM and Zeus-Stats Perform international rights deals
Global Sports Rights Management, the agency set up by Latin American sports rights executives, is poised to secure the international broadcast rights to Brazilian football’s top two leagues after being c…
Brazilian league nears award of international broadcast and betting streaming rights
Clubs from Brazilian football’s top two leagues are to meet on Friday with a view to finally awarding the international broadcast, betting streaming and data rights.
São Paulo extends with Banco Intermedium until end of 2020
Brazilian football club São Paulo has signed a renewal with digital banking company Banco Intermedium as its main shirt sponsor.
The firm has held the designation since 2017.
Turner ‘bids to terminate’ Brasileiro club rights deals
US-based media group Turner is seeking talks with the eight Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football clubs with which it holds broadcast rights deals, with a view to exiting the contracts ahead of the 2020 …