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·25 August 2026

Palmeiras register Bruno Bertinato in the BID; see

Palmeiras announced this Tuesday (25) the signing of goalkeeper Bruno Bertinato, formerly of Portuguesa. The 28-year-old player signed a deal through December 2026 and joined Verdão on a free transfer.

The player has been registered in the CBF’s BID and is now cleared to play for the Greatest Champion of Brazil. The goalkeeper has not yet trained with Abel Ferreira’s coaching staff.

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Now available, Bruno Bertinato can already be included in Palmeiras’ squad this Wednesday (26) for the match against Santos at Nubank Parque. As he was only recently announced, it is still unclear whether Abel Ferreira will call up the keeper for the game.

‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’

In his first words as a Palmeiras player, Bruno highlighted the emotion of wearing the club’s shirt and did not hide his happiness over the opportunity.

I’m very impressed by this first contact. It’s a wonderful structure, with wonderful professionals as well, all very welcoming. I’m very happy and very honored. When the biggest club in Brazil comes after you, the only possible reaction is to feel very happy and very honored. So, I’m very happy to be here, to wear this shirt, and very eager to get on the pitch and show everything I have. I can’t wait to meet my teammates, get to know the whole staff, and compete for big things later this year. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. I’m coming to the biggest club in Brazil; few people have this privilege. I feel very honored and very ready to take on this challenge.

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Bruno Bertinato came through Coritiba’s academy, where he spent all his youth career and was even called up to Brazil’s youth national teams. Still young, he was transferred to Venezia in Italy, where he played professionally for six seasons. During his time in Italian football, he also played for Lecco and Vis Pesaro on loan.

His return to Brazil came at the end of 2024, when he signed with Portuguesa. Then, at the end of 2025, he had a brief spell at Mirassol before returning to the Canindé club.

I spent my entire youth development at Coritiba, I was there for ten or 11 years. At 20, I moved to Italy, where I played for six years. After that, I decided it was time to return to Brazil. Portuguesa opened its doors to me, and I felt it was the ideal club to make that return to the Brazilian scene. And now, I’m starting my time at Palmeiras very happy. It’s the biggest club in Brazil, as I’ve already said, and I hope I can show what I can do and do a lot for this shirt.

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