Overview
- Audio published by the CBF captures VAR Rodolpho Toski describing a punch motion and closed hand to Breno Bidon’s chin, after which referee Rafael Klein sent off Jorge Carrascal before the second half.
- The official match report states Carrascal was expelled for violent conduct for striking outside a ball dispute with a closed fist to the opponent’s face.
- CBF cites the 2025/26 Laws of the Game and the VAR Protocol permitting review of violent conduct at any time, including after play restarts.
- The federation explains a regional power outage affected operations, with contingency power sustaining VAR for about 15 minutes and the match proceeding without VAR from the 15th to the 34th minute of the second half.
- Addressing questions about observer Péricles Bassols in the VAR room, the CBF says he provided procedural guidance only and did not influence the on‑field decision.