Brazilian Football Confederation controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Removal of Ednaldo Rodrigues
Rodrigues was removed from the presidency after an allegation that a signature had been falsified, according to the supplied reference material.
2021
Rogério Caboclo harassment allegations
Caboclo was removed from leadership following allegations of sexual and moral harassment.
2018
Marco Polo Del Nero banned by FIFA
After leaving the CBF presidency, Del Nero was banned from football by FIFA.
2015
José Maria Marin arrested
Marin was arrested in Switzerland with other football officials in an international corruption investigation.
1996
Controversy surrounding the Nike agreement
A commercial agreement between the CBF and Nike became a major source of controversy during Ricardo Teixeira's presidency and contributed to scrutiny of the confederation's commercial governance.
1994
Undeclared items controversy after the World Cup
Teixeira faced controversy involving the bringing of undeclared items from the United States after Brazil's 1994 World Cup victory.