English championship against Brasileirão: New relegation format could transform Brazilian football

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The CBF approved this week, together with the clubs, two changes that are already on Brasileirão's radar: creating a fixed schedule for matches and reducing the number of foreigners per squad.

From the trip to Europe to downgrading

The origin of the products is as follows: ... . . . , . . .. . . Since February, clubs, federations and CBF meet NEM to discuss a future league in Brazil, similar to what happens in European football.

An important step in this direction took place earlier this year: the CBF visited, alongside club and federation leaders, England, Spain and Germany to study the models of Europe's major leagues.

The European model: the single market; and, of course, the EU. . . . The five major leagues of the Old Continent (Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1) have one thing in common only three teams drop per season.

What the change would mean in practice

The financial justification shall be as follows: a) the amount of aid; and b) The logic behind the proposal is to decrease financial unpredictability. Falling into Serie B represents significant revenue loss, and fewer relegations means less budgets impacted as well as reducing the risk of big fan teams leaving the elite which weighs heavily when marketing broadcasting rights.

The B-Series is already changing . It 's not the same as it used to be . This season, the access has changed its format to replicate the Championship model. Only the top two teams are guaranteed a direct place in Serie A; whoever finishes between 3rd and 6th places plays for an entry playoff.

The flip side of the coin: I don 't know what to do with you . An English example: Tottenham finished 17th in the Premier League in 2025/26 and would have escaped relegation on the European model, but would fall if the current Brazilian rule worked there.

Where we are now

The proposal still needs to be debated and voted on by clubs, but the signaling behind the scenes is that the theme should gain momentum until the next meeting.

In practice, the impact would already appear this season: before the Data Fifa break, Grêmio and Internacional were in the relegation zone, ahead of Remo and Chapecoense.

The current phase is as follows: a) the development of new technologies; and b) the The fixed grid and the limit of foreigners have already been approved (the grid still depends on the approval of broadcasters to be valid as early as 2027), and the number of downgrades is the next chapter a discussion that promises to divide opinions between large and medium-sized over the coming months.