São Paulo governor declines emergency credit priority for football clubs
São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas said on 30 September that emergency credit for football clubs affected by Brazil’s betting ban would not take priority for state support, reportedly. He said other businesses and sectors had greater needs, citing merchants, companies facing US tariffs and rural agriculture affected by climate-related disasters. Clubs were assessing potential sponsorship losses at a meeting hosted by the São Paulo Football Federation.
The decision leaves São Paulo clubs without priority access to emergency state credit as they assess lost betting sponsorship income.