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Lionel Bareiro

In May 2026, Lionel Bareiro outlined a goal of bringing international BJJ opportunities to athletes at home.

Biography

In February 2023, Lionel Bareiro, Paraguay's Brazilian jiu-jitsu federation president, invited the public to support local competitors ahead of an SND qualifier. Divisions covered women and men, from children through masters age groups. In a May 2026 interview with InfoNegocios, Bareiro described a more frequent competitive circuit: one or two tournaments monthly across Asunción and the interior, compared with one every two months the previous year. He reported federation software registering athletes and displaying national rankings and divisions by belt and weight. Competition, in his account, could be amateur or professional. He described children's grappling as play and saw international success as encouragement for newcomers. Later that May, La Tribuna described the federation's institutional and commercial alliances. The aim he described was to widen international opportunities for athletes in their own country.

Sources for this profile

  • La Nación, 25 February 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • As Paraguay's BJJ federation president in February 2023, Bareiro invited public support for Paraguayan competitors before the SND qualifier, describing categories from children through masters for women and men.

      Where in the source: Federation; categories.

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  • InfoNegocios, 5 May 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a May 2026 interview, federation president Bareiro described one or two monthly tournaments across Asunción and the interior, compared with one every two months the previous year. He reported software registering athletes, national rankings and belt/weight categories. He described amateur and professional competition routes, children's enjoyment of playful grappling, and viewed international success as encouragement for newcomers.

      Where in the source: Interview; tournament development; digital tools.

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  • La Tribuna, Hugo Gonzalez, 8 May 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • In May 2026, Bareiro described an aim of expanding international opportunities at home; La Tribuna described the federation's institutional and commercial alliances.

      Where in the source: Federation; objective.

      Accessed:

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