Amazon terminated Galvão Bueno's Prime Video contract, valid until December 2027. The notification came on Friday, May 22, while the narrator recovered from surgery.
Amazon notified Galvão Bueno's team of the decision on Friday, May 22, 2026. The agreement, signed at the end of 2024 and announced in early 2025, covered sports event broadcasts until the end of 2027.
The narrator was hospitalized in São Paulo after spine surgery performed on Saturday, May 23. Lawyers for both parties are negotiating the penalty payment for contract breach.
The company cited dissatisfaction with fan criticism over broadcasts of the Brazilian Championship and Copa do Brasil. Another reason mentioned was a leadership change in Amazon's sports division for Latin America.
