Overview
- The Brazilian Women’s Union filed a representation with the STJD Prosecutor’s Office alleging a violation of Article 243-G of the Brazilian sports justice code and asking for applicable sanctions.
- The complaint cites Luiz Eduardo Baptista’s December 23 comments, when he referred to Renata Mendonça as “the Globo big‑nosed one” during an institutional appearance and linked her criticism to the network’s spending on women’s football rights.
- Globo issued a formal note repudiating the attack as misogynistic and stated that editorial criticism does not justify personal insults.
- Journalists and public figures, including Palmeiras president Leila Pereira, expressed solidarity with Mendonça, and women’s-sports press groups shared a visual message reading “Nem no Natal o machismo tira folga.”
- The episode occurred during remarks about investment, audience and TV promotion for women’s football, following Mendonça’s earlier posts highlighting substandard facilities for Flamengo’s women’s team.