March 22 – Palmeiras president and Brazil’s chief of mission Leila Pereira has called Daniel Alves’s release on bail “a slap in the face of all women”ahead of Saturday’s England friendly.
March 22 – Former Brazilian international Robinho has been arrested to serve his nine-year prison sentence for rape.
March 21 – Former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho must serve a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil as a result of a 2017 rape conviction in Italy, Brazilian judges have ruled.
March 19 – Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo were handed benign draws in the Copa Libertadores while Palmeiras and River Plate of Argentina face a tougher route to the knockout stages.
March 13 – With Brazilian football plagued by accusations of match-fixing and corruption the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has agreed a co-operation with the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) who will work with the federation on “a comprehensive and in-depth process of reforms”.
March 13 – The Brazilian senate is to establish a parliamentary commission to investigate match-fixing in the Brazilian game.
March 12 – Palmeiras will take legal action against John Textor after the Botafogo owner cited the club in accusations of match manipulation in the Brazilian game.
March 8 – Without offering any proof, Botafogo owner John Textor has said referees in the Brazilian top flight have been corrupted.
March 7 – Teams will be allowed to field a maximum of nine foreign players in Brazil’s topflight following a unanimous vote by the Serie A clubs.
March 5 – Conmebol has chosen Beyond Hospitality as its official hospitality partner for the upcoming Copa América in the US this summer.
March 4 – New Brazil manager Dorival Jr has recalled West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta to the national team for the first time since an investigation began into suspicious betting.
March 4 – Flamengo clinched the Taça Guanabara with a 3-0 victory against Madureira to kickstart the new year in style.
March 1 – Brazil’s Fluminense claimed their maiden Recopa Sudamericana on Thursday with a 2-0 victory against Ecuador’s Liga de Quito to overturn a 1-0 defeat from the first leg.
February 29 – Argentina’s upcoming friendly against Nigeria in the United States has been scrapped and the world champions will instead play Costa Rica.
February 23 – Argentina is to replace its cancelled tour of China with two matches in the United States next month.