Key Sports Law Cases & Developments 2023 - Central & South America

At the end of each year, we publish compilation articles to identify the most important legal cases and developments from the world of sports law in the preceding 12 months. The articles are comprised of the opinions of leading lawyers and executives from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board.

This article contains the responses from our Central & South American members:

• Pedro Henrique Mendonça, Sports Law Consultant, CSMV Advogados, Brazil
  • Legal challenges to FIFA’s agent regulations in Brazil
  • Brazil’s general federal law on sports
  • Sports betting – regulation and manipulation
  • Football clubs’ debt restructuring
  • Other hot topics that remain important
• Pablo Mettroz Holley, Associate, Parmars, Chile
  • Pan American and Parapan American Games, Santiago 2023
  • Chilian Professional Football Association required to revoke contract with sports betting site
• Roberto de Palma Barracco, Sports Attorney and Arbitrator, Brazil
  • Football, football, football
  • Downs – Regulatory efforts and Federal Sports Law
  • Ups – Debt restructuring tools and capital markets
  • Worthy mentions