I'm gonna give you a qrd to waste time at work
>It was established that 86 Brasileiro would determine the 24 spots for 87 brasileiro, ending the current system where estaduais defined that
>There were 4 groups of 11 teams + a parallel tourney which solely happen to secure teams at the later stage (it was full of 2nd and 3rd rate shitters)
>Parallel tournament had 32 teams in 4 groups
>Overall 32 teams would make to the next stage, the best 6 of each of the 4 groups + 4 best ranked + the top of each group at Torneio Paralelo
>This meant everyone who didn't make to the next stage in 86 would be virtually relegated with no other means of playing the elite in 87
>HOWEVER Vasco, who risked not making to the next stage, filed an lawsuit at common justice regarding a match between Joinville and Sergipe, the game ended in a draw but the points were given to Joinville for doping of a Sergipe player
>Vasco wanted to overturn this and get the spot of Joinville
>Joinville also filed a lawsuit and CBF decided to put both teams at the next stage, meaning they would take the spot from Portuguesa
>This generated outrage between paulista clubs who threatened leaving the competition so CBF expanded from 32 to 36 clubs and Brasileiro 87 would have 28 instead of 24 clubs