October 11 – Returning to management after exiting the 2022 World Cup with Brazil in the last eight, Tite has succeeded Jorge Sampaoli as manager of Brazilian giants Flamengo with the task of winning silverware in 2024.
October 4 – Brazilian league leaders Botafogo have dismissed manager Bruno Lage following a series of disappointing results and his sidelining of star striker Tiquinho Soares.
September 29 – Brazilian club Vasco de Gama has been hit by a FIFA transfer ban for being late in the payment of transfer fees to various clubs.
September 29 – Rio club Flamengo have dismissed their manager Jorge Sampaoli after his side failed to win the Copa do Brasil at the weekend.
September 28 – Inspired by striker German Cano, Fluminense drew 2-2 in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores final semi-final to keep their chances of reaching the final alive.
September 27 – Chile is cracking down on the betting industry in-country. Earlier this month the Supreme Court of Justice declared betting illegal and blocked 23 online betting sites.
September 20 – In the latest public incident to intensify the spotlight on Flamengo and its directors, the club’s vice-president Marcos Braz was involved in an altercation with fans in a Rio de Janeiro shopping mall.
September 19 – Fortaleza might become the next Brazilian club to adopt the SAF model (that allows for private investment and ownership) with a vote among members scheduled at this weekend’s extraordinary general assembly.
September 18 – The first leg of the Brazilian Cup final between Flamengo and Sao Paulo at the Maracana has generated the highest ticketing revenue in the history of Brazil’s game with receipts of R$26.3 million (€5.06 million).
September 18 – Guillermo Barros Schelotto has become the first management victim of the South American World Cup qualifiers after Paraguay’s poor start in their campaign.
September 14 – Palmeiras president Leila Pereira will benefit from a protective police order after threats were made against her by the club’s main supporters’ group, the Mancha Alviverde.
September 11 – Neymar has become Brazil’s all-time leading goal soccer, eclipsing Pelé’s tally of 77 after scoring a brace against Bolivia in World Cup qualifying.
September 1 – Buenos Aires giants Boca Juniors laboured their way to the last four of the Copa Libertadores, where a trio of Brazilian clubs will look to ensure the country’s recent dominance of the competition.
August 22 – Online bookmaker Esportes da Sorte has renewed its sponsorship of Brazil’s regional Paulista Football Federation (FPF) for the 2024 edition of Paulistão.
August 10 – Sports integrity group SIGA’s South American arm – SIGA Latin America – is collaborating with Brazil’s São Paulo Football Club, to stage an ‘Integrity Match’ at Sao Paulo’s Morumbi Stadium on September 4, just as SIGA’s Sports Integrity Week gets into full swing.