Hard reverse for FBF: Justice rejects amparo against Tigo. The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) suffered a hard economic and legal blow after the First Constitutional Chamber of the Departmental Court of Justice The constitutional amparo presented against the Telecel-Tigo company, with which I was looking to collect about $ 17 million for the “unauthorized” retransmission of matches of the 2024 season.
With this decision, the accounts freezing that had been arranged as a precautionary measurerepresenting a new setback in the litigation. The hearing was held by closed doors in the Palace of Justice.
The FBF filed the resource claiming that tELECEL-TIGO broadcast 505 games of the professional division and the Simón Bolívar Cup between January and February 2025, without counting on the corresponding rights. According to the Federation, the audiovisual material is its property and was exploited commercially improperly.
Telecel-Tigo, owner of the television rights of Bolivian football until last season, Several meetings for the beginning of 2025 for their signal, which resulted in legal action. After the admission of the appeal in a Santa Cruz court, the company had been Affected with a precautionary measure that froze its accounts.
The decision of Monday, September 8 resolved Do not grant the amparo, allowing the company’s funds to be defrosted, DTV reported, half that had access to the conclusion of the resolution.
The FBF announced that it will appeal the decision in search of reverting the ruling, which qualifies it as unfair.
The conflict also has A strong impact on the development of the National Championship. A few days ago, the 16 clubs of the professional division and the nine departmental associations had warned with paralyzing all competitions in the country if justice failed against FBF.
For now, The professional division plans to resume the tournament from Friday, after the double date of the South American qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup.
