Bruno Henrique at risk in the Libertadores? Ban could extend beyond Brazil

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·12 September 2025

Bruno Henrique at risk in the Libertadores? Ban could extend beyond Brazil

Flamengo Striker Bruno Henrique Faces a 12-Game Suspension

The 12-game suspension imposed on Bruno Henrique, applicable to the Brasileirão, may extend internationally. This is because a suggestion from the Prosecutor's Office of the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) aims to extend the penalty to FIFA. However, this would only occur after the conclusion of the second-instance trial.

Thus, internationalizing a penalty could prevent the striker from playing in Libertadores matches. The punishment, however, is based on articles 70.1 of the 2025 FIFA Disciplinary Code and 140 of the 2025 CBF General Competition Regulations.

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What do they say?

“If the offense is serious, particularly but not limited to discrimination, match and competition manipulation, misconduct against referees, or forgery and falsification, as well as abuse or sexual harassment, associations, confederations, and other sports organizing bodies must request the Disciplinary Committee to extend the sanctions imposed so that they have worldwide effect (worldwide extension),” states article 70.1. “The illicit conducts listed in art. 103 of this RGC, without prejudice to their classification as a crime under arts. 165, 198, 199, 200 of the LGE, are also subject to the application of the minimum sanctions established in this provision in line with those provided for in the FIFA Disciplinary Code, as well as the sanctions provided for in the CECFB (Brazilian Football Ethics and Conduct Code),” highlights article 140 of the CBF.

What are the chances of this happening?

Thus, the case rapporteur, Alcino Guedes, accepted the suggestion, arguing that not internationalizing the penalty is a “safe-conduct” for the athlete to play in other countries. Therefore, an official letter is to be issued to the CBF so that the effects of the penalty are extended and registered with FIFA.

However, the official letter is only sent after the second-instance trial, for which Flamengo has already appealed. The club also requested a suspensive effect for Bruno Henrique. With this, the club now awaits a response that could determine the participation of the number 27 in future games, including the Libertadores.

What incident is Bruno Henrique being investigated for?

In the final stretch of the Brasileirão 2023, Bruno Henrique received a yellow card in the match against Santos, in Brasília. Betting houses identified high stakes on the striker's warning and reported it. During investigations, however, conversations between the Flamengo player and his brother about the possibility were found.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.