STJD delays Bruno Henrique’s Flamengo hearing over match-fixing | OneFootball

The trial of forward Bruno Henrique from Flamengo was interrupted this Monday at the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) after auditor Marco Aurélio Choy requested a review of the case, a term used when a member of the court asks for more time to analyze the case before casting their vote. The session will resume later this week, next Thursday.

Before the pause, the rapporteur Sérgio Furtado Filho had voted for the acquittal of Bruno Henrique under article 243-A, which provides for up to 12 games of suspension for match-fixing, and for punishment under article 191, with a fine of R$ 100,000, without suspension from matches.

The forward, who attended the trial in person, remains eligible to play thanks to the suspensive effect obtained in September. The Rubro-Negro returns to the field on Saturday in a delayed match of the Brazilian Championship against Sport.

Bruno Henrique was accused of deliberately getting a yellow card in a match against Santos at Mané Garrincha, valid for the 2023 Brasileirão, allegedly to benefit gamblers. In September, the STJD had sentenced the player to a 12-match suspension and a fine of R$ 60,000, a decision that prompted the club's appeal.

The prosecution also appealed, requesting an increase in the penalty. Thus, four scenarios remain open: acquittal, reduction of the punishment, maintenance of the 12-game penalty, or an increase in the suspension.

Before the request for review, the auditors analyzed the defense's request to dismiss the case due to prescription, arguing that the 60-day period for filing a complaint had expired. However, the argument was unanimously rejected (9 to 0).

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