The article discusses the recent changes in the Brazilian sports legislation and its impact on the labor market. It analyzes the influence of the end of the passe in (internal and external) transfers of football players in Brazil. This is an empirical investigation of the end of the passe and the export of Brazilian players. It makes use of quantitative and qualitative research techniques (questionnaires and interviews). The author applied 97 questionnaires to athletes from 12 clubs of the Brazilian football championship series A, B and C. The research indicates that the end of the passe has created new conditions for internal and external transfers of Brazilian players. There was a significant increase in the number of international transfers of players after the end of the passe, expanding the export of Brazilian athletes. In addition to the globalization, the reasons for this increase are due to the fact that the Pelé Law (No. 9615/98) has facilitated the transfers with the end of the passe, allowing more freedom to work and more flexible contracts.
Football; Globalization; Players' Transfers; End of the passe; Export
