CONMEBOL FINES FLAMENGO FOR BOMBS AT LIBERTADORES

During the Flamengo, it is not uncommon to hear some bombs at Maracanã. Fans have the habit of lighting some flares and using these noisy objects inside the stadium, which never go unnoticed. But despite some visual effects used to celebrate, these devices are strictly prohibited inside the stadiums and Conmebol fines them for their use by fans.

This is what happened again in this Libertadores 2024. It is not the first Since Conmebol acts more incisively with Flamengo because of this, and according to GE, the club broke some rules against Bolívar and Millonarios. For flares and pyrotechnic objects, prohibited in article 12.2 C, the club received a fine of 10 thousand dollars. In other words, R$ 52 thousand, for a total of 34 bombs in the North Sector.

Article 27 talks about recurrence, and Flamengo was also included in it. In this case, the punishment may be heavier due to the frequency with which these infractions occur. With the use of prohibited items against Bolívar and Millonarios, the judgment of the article will still take place by the Conmebol Disciplinary Unit.

Conmebol would also not have liked an action by Flamengo to attract new fan members. The club placed a banner advertising its membership program, and the entity pointed out the infraction in the commercial area: “The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo placed a banner on the east side alluding to the fan partner program with the message: 'Member- Fan: mengo.com.br', thus setting up an ambush marketing action.”

This is not the first time that Flamengo has received fines from Conmebol for fan actions

In 2023, similar situations happened three times. In June, the party with flares against Racing resulted in Flamengo being punished. The fine imposed on the club was US$5,000, almost R$24,000. The following month, the problem persisted against Aucas, still in the group stage, and the value rose to R$ 62 thousand due to the recurrence.