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Rodolfo Landim traveled to the Federal District with one objective: to organize a movement against one of the projects being proposed by the Flamengo Deliberative Council. In the proposal, remote voting would be allowed for the various decisions circulating in the club. Initially, this idea arose during the mandate of former president Bandeira de Mello.
The president of Mengão was in Brasília this week lobbying against this project. It was the current federal deputy Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, Landim's predecessor, who came up with the idea. Currently, the change is in the Chamber's Sports Committee awaiting a vote on the positive opinion of deputy Lafayette de Andrada (Republicanos-MG).
According to 'Extra', Landim spent two days in the capital talking with deputies, in an attempt to change the situation, as it is contrary to this idea. However, Landim's process to avoid reform is far from over.
In August 2020, during the height of the pandemic, a modification to the Pelé Law began to guarantee remote voting in club elections. Interestingly, as soon as the change came into force, Flamengo imposed an abusive 165% increase in the monthly fee for the off-Rio member. In this way, it caused a stampede of members in this category.
In the 2021 election, opposition candidate Walter Monteiro tried for months to get the club to commit to complying with the change in the Pelé Law. Without success , he went to court and ended up obtaining an injunction to guarantee remote voting. However, Flamengo appealed, claiming that it was unable to comply with the decision without delaying the elections and that in-person voting was the “supposed right of one or a few members”.
Flamengo ended up managing to overturn the injunction and the election took place. Monteiro, who finished third in the election, decided not to appeal the decision with the promise made by the president of the Deliberative Council, Antônio Alcides, an ally of Landim, that he would guide the inclusion of remote voting in the statute in the following year.
However, the topic was only analyzed by the Deliberative Council in 2023. Even so, it did not even go to plenary, because the Statute Committee, appointed by Alcides, concluded that remote voting contradicted one of the club's main objectives, which is holding face-to-face meetings.
The current coach is always compared to the Portuguese who was his commander at Mengão and the 'Mister' believes in a promising future
17 Set 2025 | 09:13 |
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Coach Filipe Luís has been frequently associated with Jorge Jesus . This Tuesday (16), the current Al Nassr commander made a point of publicly praising his Brazilian compatriot in an interview with Canal Goat . According to the Portuguese, the relationship between the two goes beyond the field, marked by friendship, gratitude and a constant exchange of ideas about football.
Jorge Jesus on Flamengo's Filipe Luís: "I really believe in his growth"
"Besides being a friend, he's a grateful person, and there are people in football who forget things very easily. We continue to talk a lot. He's a coach just starting his career and has absorbed the knowledge of my way of working , and I strongly believe in his growth," said Jorge Jesus.
The Portuguese also highlighted Filipe Luís's personality and promising future: " He's learning; our early years are like that, just like mine . Now, I know he has a bright future; he will. He's a great friend. Filipe is a grateful friend, a great family man, and he'll be a great coach."
Filipe Luís and Jorge Jesus worked together in 2019, when the former full-back was a key player in Flamengo 's Libertadores and Brasileirão championship. During that time, the club also won the Recopa, the Supercopa do Brasil, and the Campeonato Carioca . The current Mengão coach acknowledges the Portuguese's influence on his career and admits to modeling himself on the former Flamengo manager's style:
"I can never compare past teams with my current team; they have completely different players. I can never compare myself to the coach I was in charge of at that time, Jorge Jesus. If he's not the best in history, he's one of the best to have played here at Flamengo . I'll never be like him, I'll never do anything like what he did," the coach declared.
Flamengo returns to the field this Thursday (18), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, against Estudiantes (ARG) , for the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. On Sunday (21), also at Maracanã, the red-black team faces Vasco, in a classic valid for the Brazilian Championship. In the first round, the teams drew goalless.
Mengão is one of the protagonists in the football market after the financial restructuring and the director says he was approached by big names
17 Set 2025 | 08:55 |
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Flamengo's latest transfer window had an impact on the European market . In an interview with UOL, football director José Boto stated that the arrivals of Saúl, Samuel Lino, Emerson Royal, and Carrascal increased the club's visibility among players playing outside of Brazil .
José Boto on players offering themselves to Flamengo: "There were important and well-known players who showed interest in coming"
"In terms of the market, this window has a bit of an impact in Europe, opening Flamengo 's doors even further to European players. They're seeing this type of player coming here and are more interested in coming," Boto stated.
The Portuguese director also revealed that prominent European football players had offered to play for Flamengo , but the club chose not to move forward with negotiations . According to him, there was no need for reinforcements in those positions.
"I won't name names, but after these signings, some important and well-known players showed interest in coming . These were positions we didn't need, and I've also said that sometimes, too much water kills the plant. We didn't want to turn it into something that could harm the team," he added.
José Boto took over the club's management after Luiz Eduardo Baptista (BAP) was elected president. Since then, seven new signings have been confirmed, with a total investment of €48 million (approximately R$301 million) :
A Mengão player recently left the club for Saudi Arabia and played a key role in overturning a 2-0 deficit.
17 Set 2025 | 08:28 |
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Midfielder Matheus Gonçalves, formerly of Flamengo , made his winning debut for Al-Ahli, from Saudi Arabia, this Monday (15). The Brazilian came on at half-time and was decisive in the team's comeback, which turned the game around to 4-2 over Nasaf Qarshi, from Uzbekistan, in the Asian Champions League. Al-Ahli went into the break with a 2-0 deficit. After the match, the player celebrated the positive start at his new club:
Matheus Gonçalves, ex-Flamengo: "It's just the beginning of a journey of hard work and achievements"
"It was a very special night for me. Making my debut in such an important competition and being able to help the team achieve a victory like this makes me very happy . The group showed strength and unity to seek a comeback, and I'm sure this is just the beginning of a journey of hard work and achievements here at Al-Ahli," said the Mengão youth player.
Sold by Flamengo in August 2025, for 8 million euros (around R$ 50 million), Matheus arrives as one of Al-Ahli's bets for the season . The next challenge will be on Friday (19), against Al-Hilal, for the Saudi Championship.
Revealed as a professional in October 2022, Matheus Gonçalves has won important titles with Flamengo : two Carioca Championships, the Brazilian Super Cup, and the Brazilian Cup. In total, he played 57 matches for the main team, winning 36, drawing eight, losing 13, and scoring six goals.
While Matheus Gonçalves seeks his place in Saudi Arabia, Flamengo faces Estudiantes this Thursday (18), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã . The return game, in La Plata, is already scheduled for September 25. The match will be broadcast on ESPN (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming) throughout Brazil.
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