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Where is FIFA when you need it? The Rio Branco, Araguaína, Brazil de Pelotas and Treze dispute

Where is FIFA when you need it? The Rio Branco, Araguaína, Brazil de Pelotas and Treze dispute
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 Author: Nilo Effori

A battle of injunctions stopped the beginning of the Series C and D (3rd and 4th division) of the Brazilian National League. The football club Treze, from Paraíba State , through legal measures, tries the vacancy belonging to the football club Rio Branco, from Acre State to compete in the Series C of the Brazilian National League.

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Nilo Effori

Nilo Effori

Nilo is a Partner and leads Brandsmiths' sports law practice globally.

He advises professional sports clubs, federations, athletes, agents, intermediaries and key stakeholders in high-stakes, cross-jurisdictional disputes before premier adjudicatory forums, including:

- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- The Basketball ArbitralTribunal (BAT)
- The FIFA Football Tribunal
- The FEI Tribunal
- The FIA International Court of Appeal.

Nilo's work encompasses complex disciplinary, regulatory, contractual and anti-doping cases, providing rigorous advocacy, strategic dispute management and tailored risk-based counsel in matters involving international rules, stakeholders and multi-jurisdictional enforcement.

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