SIGA honoured Congressman Eduardo Bandeira de Mello with a Special Recognition for his leadership at the helm of the Parliamentary Front for the Modernization of Brazilian Football
In a meeting held at the Brazilian Federal Congress in Brasília, the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) honoured Congressman Eduardo Bandeira de Mello for his leading role in promoting transparency, good governance, and sustainable development in Brazilian football. As President of the Parliamentary Front for the Modernization of Brazilian Football, Bandeira de Mello has been a driving force behind a series of legislative and institutional reforms aimed at strengthening the integrity and sustainability of the sport.
The recognition was personally presented by Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Chair & CEO of SIGA LATIN AMERICA and Global CEO of SIGA, during a strategic meeting that reaffirmed the close cooperation ties between both parties. The highlight of this collaboration is the commissioning of SIGA to develop the Independent Study on the Future of Brazilian Football – a landmark initiative aimed at identifying key structural challenges and proposing a reform roadmap aligned with the highest international standards on good governance, integrity and financial sustainability.
During the meeting, Macedo de Medeiros praised the Congressman’s long-standing commitment to ethical leadership in football. SIGA’s Global CEO underlined the significance of institutional engagement in tackling deep-rooted issues and creating a modern, fair, and competitive football ecosystem in Brazil.
This initiative reflects SIGA’s growing footprint in Latin America and its mission to work with like-minded leaders to reform sport from within, through independent, credible, and inclusive processes.
The Independent Study on the Future of Brazilian Football is currently underway, and its findings and recommendations will be presented later this year.
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Chair & CEO of SIGA LATIN AMERICA and Global CEO of SIGA, highlighted Eduardo Bandeira de Mello’s commitment to Sport Integrity:
“Eduardo Bandeira de Mello has a long and distinguished record of services rendered to sport, and to football in particular – a legacy that fully merits our highest recognition. His remarkable career as a sports leader, his active role in the Brazilian Congress, and his steadfast leadership of the Front for the Modernization of Brazilian Football stand as powerful examples.
Sport needs beacons of integrity, vision, and courage. Eduardo Bandeira de Mello is one of them. On behalf of SIGA LATIN AMERICA and the whole SIGA universe, it is with great pride that I present him with this recognition and extend our sincere gratitude for entrusting SIGA LATIN AMERICA with the responsibility of developing The Independent Study on the Future of Brazilian Football – a groundbreaking initiative through which we aim to lay the foundations for the implementation of best practices on all core sectors and key areas of Brazilian Football, ushering this remarkable industry towards a much-needed and long overdue new era. An era of enhanced governance, long-term sustainable development and indisputable credibility.”
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, Brazilian Congressman and President of the Parliamentary Front for the Modernization of Football, added:
“SIGA has been a steadfast partner of the Parliamentary Front, with a track record defined by its commitment to integrity in international Sport. It has played a key role in supporting my work in the Congress, and that is why I firmly believe Brazil could not stand aside from this effort. It is a great honour to maintain this partnership. I am confident that the collaboration with SIGA, which began at the start of our term, will endure and deliver tangible results for the future of football in Brazil.”
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