 On 6 October 2017 Flamengo announced the creation if its esports department and its acquisition of the BRCC (Brazilian equivalent of North America and Europe's former challenger series) spot of Merciless Gaming.For its inaugural roster, Flamengo signed top laner Park "Jisu" Jin-cheol, jungler Thúlio "Sirt" Carlos, mid laner Danniel "Evrot" Franco, bot laner Felipe "brTT" Gonçalves, and support Eidi "esA" Yanagimachi.The team debuted in BRCC 2018 Split 1 and finished as runner-ups, qualifying for the BRCC 2018 Split 2 promotion tournament.