6 days before the elections, Lula sanctions law for women's football
Graduated in journalism from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, he has been covering politics in Brasília for two years. He was a reporter for a TV Globo affiliate. He covered the 2024 US elections in Washington; the 2025 conclave in Rome; and COP30 in Belém.
TL;DR
- New law aims to develop women's football as a public sports policy priority.
- Sports organizations must maintain women's teams; 180 days for adaptation.
- Limits set for inscribing non-professional athletes in competitions.
- Measures to encourage equal pay between male and female footballers.
- Ensures equivalent development conditions and support for girls and boys.
- Includes protection for pregnancy and maternity.
- Brazil will host the 2027 Women's World Cup, with an estimated R$1 billion investment.
- Law provides for a social, sporting, and financial legacy plan for the 2027 World Cup.