Coluna do Fla
·04 de setembro de 2025
Flamengo respond after Bruno Henrique is sanctioned by the STJD

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·04 de setembro de 2025
The Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) 'banged the gavel' this Thursday (04) and punished Bruno Henrique. At the end of the trial, the Flamengo forward received a 12-game suspension, in addition to a R$ 60,000 fine. Right after that, Rubro-Negro, through lawyer Michel Assef Filho, said they will appeal this decision.
“The trial had two phases, first the preliminary issue, where the statute of limitations was raised, which in the defense's view is irremediable. This process should not even have been judged, and this will be addressed in the appeal. Also, regarding the merits, Flamengo obviously respects the decision of the sports court and will appeal it. I believe that the same argument used to dismiss article 243, that this was a tactical instruction—in other words, it was expected that Bruno Henrique would get a third yellow card—is the same argument that must be used to understand that this is not an unsportsmanlike or unethical act, because if it is part of the rules of the game, you can use it to your advantage. How can you say it is an illegal act to the point of condemning an athlete for it? So, what would remain, at most, is a supposed privileged information, which Flamengo believes did not occur, since any average football and betting fan would understand that Bruno Henrique would force that third yellow card. Flamengo believes he should be acquitted, the process should not have existed due to the statute of limitations. And, at most, the application of a penalty, as was the dissenting vote, under article 191, item three, for possible privileged information, which Flamengo also disagrees with, but would at least accept this understanding.”
The final sentence for Bruno Henrique came after long hours of discussion and debate between the player's defense and the auditors involved in the case. Given this situation, the Flamengo forward ended up receiving the suspension, in addition to the fine.
Because of this punishment, Bruno Henrique will not be able to play for Flamengo for 12 matches in competitions under the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) calendar. Therefore, the number 27 is cleared to play in the Libertadores, as it is a competition run by Conmebol.
Without Bruno Henrique, Flamengo returns to the field only on September 14th to face Juventude, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. The match kicks off at 4pm (Brasília time), at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul. Finally, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will show the details of the match on YouTube.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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