The lawsuit in 2015 claimed that the club had poor conditions at the training center, including precarious physical structures, lack of proper enrollment in school and adequate monitors.

A judge ruled in that case that children and adolescents were prohibited from entering the training center until new inspections had been passed at the risk of a $2 million fine.

[2] In 2019, the club had spent 23 million reais to expand the facilities, with the expansion including accommodation for younger players, several pitches, an aquatic park, gym, medical center and mini stadium.

The location had only been permitted by the Rio de Janeiro government as a parking lot and the dorms had already been subjected to 31 fines and a lawsuit owing to the lack of safety.

[10] According to the Rio de Janeiro city government, the buildings that the fire occurred in did not have the required permits, and the location is on file as a parking lot.

[11] The state Labor Ministry launched a task force to determine if any preventative actions could have been taken, and to ensure that the families of the victims would be accommodated.