Brazilian Olympic Committee

Multi-sport
Media

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and UOL, the country's leading news portal, have signed a multi-platform distribution agreement
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with pharmaceutical company Medley
Judo
Media

Canal Olímpico do Brasil, the streaming service of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), has announced an agreement with Sweden-based rights agency Spring Media to broadcast International Judo Federation …
Olympic Games
Finance & Law

Carlos Nuzman, the former president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and figurehead of the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months…
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is facing action from the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) in a dispute over kit suppliers
Sponsorship & Marketing

Investment management company XP has become one of four top-tier official sponsors of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) in a deal from 2021 to 2024
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has signed up department store Riachuelo as a sponsor
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has become the latest sports rights-holder to sign a deal with video-sharing app TikTok
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has signed up the Brazilian arm of telco Telecom Italia (TIM) as a sponsor
Media

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) is to launch an online streaming channel offering coverage of domestic sports events, with the potential of also showcasing international competitions
Governance

Alberto Murray Neto, the outspoken Brazilian lawyer and Olympic sports administrator, has resigned as the chairman of the ethics council at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB)
Multi-sport
Business

Paulo Wanderley has been elected to replace Carlos Nuzman as president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) after the latter confirmed his resignation yesterday (Wednesday) following his arrest last week for allegedly ‘buying’ votes for Rio’s successful bid for the 2016 summer Olympics.

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Events

A two-year window of opportunity presented by hosting sport’s two biggest events in quick succession has turned into a damage limitation exercise for Brazil. SportBusiness International assesses the political and economic turmoil that has accompanied the build-up to this month’s Rio Olympics.
Events

Major General Fernando Azevedo e Silva, the army general responsible for co-ordinating preparations for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, has admitted that organisers are facing “very short” deadlines ahead of the event.