Lawyer explains Bruno Henrique’s Flamengo ban compared to other cases | OneFootball

Bruno Henrique allegedly provoked a yellow card on purpose, leading to an investigation

Bruno Henrique was suspended for 12 matches by the Superior Tribunal of Sports Justice (STJD) after possible involvement with sports betting. Thus, the penalty for the Flamengo player raised questions due to its apparent leniency compared to previous cases. Therefore, sports law specialist lawyer Andrei Kampff explained the nuances that led to this decision.

— In the other complaints, there was effective participation in match-fixing and undue gain, which the law considers an aggravating factor. The players involved admitted to it and profited from it. The prosecutor’s complaint [against Bruno Henrique] included two articles: 243, about match-fixing, and 243-A, about unsportsmanlike conduct — the lawyer highlighted.

Did Bruno Henrique confess?

Kampff cited Operation Maximum Penalty, launched in 2023, where five players were banned from football by the STJD. When asked about the possibility of harsher penalties for Bruno Henrique, however, the lawyer emphasized the importance of confession and the strength of the evidence.

— You ask if he should have gotten 360 or 720 days. For that, we need all the elements. The athletes punished with one or two years confessed to the manipulation and received undue benefits. In the case of Bruno Henrique, there was no confession — stated Kampff, adding that:

— The evidence may not be irrefutable. We need access to the decision and all the case files. To definitively convict someone, with a penalty that can end a career, we cannot have doubts. The evidence must be decisive — the lawyer noted.

What was the incident that led to the investigation?

The incident that triggered the investigation occurred in the final minutes of the match between Flamengo and Santos, in Brasília, during the 2023 Brasileirão. Bruno Henrique received a yellow card for complaining, but was then shown a red card for persistence.

Soon after, three betting companies became suspicious of abnormal financial movements related to the striker’s booking, which led to the opening of a police investigation. Bruno Henrique was tried and fined R$ 60,000.

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