FLAMENGO INTENDS TO USE GÁVEA TO RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR OWN STADIUM

Luiz Eduardo Baptista will launch his candidacy for the presidency of Flamengonext Monday (9). Among the news that will be released, in addition to the Government Plan, are the names of some possible vice-presidents who will join your board in case of victory. One of the names is already known: Flávio Willeman, who could resume his position as legal vice-president of the club.

Flávio Willeman was even approached to be a presidential candidate by the opposition, he chose to support BAP . The leader's name was also mentioned to occupy the position of general VP on the ticket, in addition to being listed as presidential candidate for the Deliberative Council.

Flávio Willeman is a lawyer , with a PhD in Law from the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and a master’s degree from Universidade Cândido Mendes. He has served as Attorney for the State of Rio de Janeiro since 2000 and was appointed deputy attorney general of the State in 2021.

Flávio was legal vice-president of Flamengo during the two terms of Eduardo Bandeira de Mello (2013 - 2018). During his management, Mais Querido faced more than 500 labor actions, a number that was reduced to just 52 when he left office.

In addition to Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Maurício Gomes de Mattos, Wallim Vasconcelos, Pedro Paulo and José Carlos Peruano are also candidates for the presidency of Flamengo. Voting will take place on December 9th.

At the end of July the Flamengo acquired the land from Gasologista to begin construction of its new stadium. However, the former president of Mais Querido, Márcio Braga, fears that Rubro-Negro's new home will harm the club. During the launch of Mengo's presidential candidate Maurício Gomes de Mattos, Márcio raised his tone and issued warnings about possible damage that the work at the Gasometer could cause.

"What they are planning for us at Flamengo is unacceptable. They are deceiving us. What is happening in Flamengo is dangerous. Secondly, they are not deceiving. : we cannot dream of a stadium without an economic and financial project for its construction", said Márcio Braga.

"The other day, at the Deliberative Council meeting, (Rodrigo) Tostes came close to me and he said that Flamengo will not be able to handle this. Look at the danger we are experiencing. All of this, have no doubt about what I am saying, a situation is being prepared that will make Flamengo unviable for the construction of the stadium and the transformation of the club into a club. SAF. That's what they want, but Maurício won't let that happen", added the former president.

Last Thursday night (last Thursday night () 5), Maurício Gomes de Mattos launched the "Mengão Maior" ticket, at an event at AABB da Lagoa, in Rio de Janeiro, close to the Gávea headquarters. Furthermore, who was also present at the event was the former representative of Flamengo: Eduardo Bandeira de Mello.

In addition to Maurício , Rodrigo Dunshee, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Wallim Vasconcelos, Pedro Paulo and José Carlos Peruano are also candidates for the presidency of Flamengo. Voting will take place on December 9th.

On July 31, 2024, Flamengo took a big step towards the dream of its own stadium and bought at auction, worth R$ 138.2 million, the Gasologista land, in the port region of Rio de Janeiro. However, Caixa Econômica Federal, which manages the Porto Maravilha Real Estate Investment Fund (FII PM), disputes the conduct of the expropriation and filed a request to annul the auction.

With these legal uncertainties due to the process, two partners relevant to red-black politics met this Tuesday (13) with the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes. They are the former President of the club Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, and Maurício Gomes de Mattos, former Vice General of the Bandeira administration and pre-candidate for the presidency of the Club in the December elections. The information is from journalist Renan Moura.

The main topic of the meeting is answer questions from the red and black partners about the expropriation and about the conduct of the auction won by Flamengo. The meeting was held in Copacabana, south of the Marvelous City.

Flamengo relies on expertise

Flamengo is aware of the litigious process ahead and calculated the risks before entering the auction. According to the “Lance” portal, which heard from sources linked to the red-black board. The club knows that there is a chance that the final amount will be greater than the winning bid, but it trusts in the expertise carried out by the city hall and in the studies that indicate an appreciation of the site no greater than R$ 240 million.

No On August 2nd, Caixa returned to court for request the annulment of the auction won by Flamengo. The bank criticized the allegedly biased process to favor Flamengo and criticized the amount of R$138.2 million. The entity is the administrator of the investment fund that held the property until its expropriation.