Marcio Braga, who was on medical leave, brought forward his return to the Flamengo presidency to Thursday to discuss the signing of Petkovic. Braga will remain in office until Sunday. Delair Dumbrosck, who had been acting president, traveled to Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, with his family.

Marcio Braga has already announced that he will personally handle negotiations with player Petkovic.

"I'm resuming. Delair traveled and hasn't lost face. We owe around R$18 million to the Brazilian Football Confederation (PET), which was hurting the finance department. The legal department, in an attempt to find a solution, reached an agreement that benefited Flamengo. The agreement will be signed. One is not linked to the other. He will sign two contracts. One is not linked to the other: one is for the agreement, and the other is for the football contract."