Board discusses new deadline and hires feasibility study for Flamengo stadium

Amid a difficult start for the alternative team in the Campeonato Carioca, tests of the main team in the pre- season in the United States and the numerous changes made to Ninho do Urubu, the Bap management also needs to deal with a central issue for Flamengo fans: the construction of the stadium. And the word of the moment is "calm".

This is the stance that Flamengo's new president defends regarding the subject, especially after an end of 2024 dominated by the topic. At the time,the purchase of the Gasologista land became one of the arguments for the then situation, headed by Rodolfo Landim and Rodrigo Dunshee, but Bap's victory in the election should change the plans.

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The first of these concerns the construction deadline itself. Last year, in a feasibility study presented by Landim management, the opening was scheduled for November 15, 2029, Flamengo's 134th anniversary. The project was carried out with the consulting company Arena Events+Venues.

Additionally , the total investment was around R$1.93 billion, with a total revenue of R$1.5 billion from naming rights. However, Bap made it clear shortly after taking office: "There is no financial-economic feasibility study so far." In other words, the new administration does not believe that the deadline — and the values ​​— raised by the Landim management are viable. To this end, it hired Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) for a new feasibility study.

At this moment, the forecast is that the result points to the delay of the inauguration, according to ge. Bap's objective is to build the stadium without harming Flamengo's sporting performance, and postponing the completion of the works is a real possibility to achieve this.

Deadline for the final project

It is worth highlighting, however, that the Flamengo has a time limit to present the final version of the project. This interval corresponds to 18 months after the signing of the sales contract, made in August 2024. Thus, the deadline was established in February 2026.

From this date, a new deadline comes into play: Flamengo will have three years (or 36 months) to effectively begin implementing the project. However, Luiz Eduardo Baptista's management is aware that these deadlines can be extended and is already talking to City Hall in search of an alignment, reported ge.

Naturgy

Finally, there is still the decision that the purchase of the land will be made by Flamengo does not change the Naturgy concession, which uses the area to operate gas supply in the city. The determination came from the Energy and Basic Sanitation Regulatory Agency of Rio de Janeiro (Agenersa).

According With information from City Hall, however, the decision refers to the concessionaire's equipment on site, and not the land itself. Therefore, the transport of this equipment will have to be carried out so that the works can begin, but without affecting the gas supply in Rio. It is not yet clear who will bear the costs of this operation.