Overview
- The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's Conselho Deliberativo approved the reform by 643 votes to 47 with six abstentions, finalizing the statute change on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
- The new text creates a paid Diretoria Profissional to run day-to-day operations and a Conselho Gestor that includes the president, vice‑president, a procurator and up to 12 members freely appointed by the president.
- The statute keeps Flamengo as an association rather than converting it to an SAF and mandates governance tools such as an annual budget, a three‑year strategic plan, five‑year vision, performance indicators and a Portal de Governança e Transparência.
- Supporters say the rules lock in a professional management model and add anti‑nepotism and quarantine rules for former elected officers; opponents argue the president’s power to name, remove and veto executive choices risks concentrating authority and weakening practical oversight.
- Next steps include appointing the director‑general and director of football, drafting the Conselho Gestor’s regimento and publishing the required governance documents, outcomes that will determine whether the new safeguards deliver real transparency and independent oversight.