Overview
- The decision was confirmed at the CBF’s new Refereeing Working Group meeting in Rio, committing the top flight to debut the system on the opening round of 2026.
- The technology uses roughly 30 4K, 100‑fps cameras to build a 3D reconstruction of play, with AI identifying the pass instant and relevant players for VAR review.
- Despite automation, final judgments remain with VAR operators and the on‑field referee, and 3D visualizations of checked incidents can be shared after confirmation.
- Genius Sports cites about 97.8% standalone accuracy and decision times around one minute, aiming to reduce long VAR stoppages and increase transparency.
- CBF plans offline trials in late 2025 during the season’s final fixtures, as parallel competitions prepare their own rollouts, including reported Hawk‑Eye use in the 2026 Campeonato Paulista, and Conmebol confirmed SAOT and goal‑line tech for this month’s continental finals.