Federal District Court Makes Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique a Defendant for Estelionato

Overview

• The 3rd Criminal Chamber of the TJDFT unanimously granted the MPDFT appeal, reversing a prior ruling that had excluded the estelionato charge and left only sports-fraud allegations.
• The court expanded the case to include eight additional defendants, among them Bruno Henrique’s brother, Wander Nunes Pinto Júnior, and his sister-in-law, Ludymilla Araújo Lima.
• Judges rejected the prosecution’s request for a R$2 million bail, finding the player does not pose a flight risk or a threat to the investigation.
• Prosecutors allege the forward intentionally drew a yellow card in a 2023 Brasileirão match against Santos in Brasília, citing concentrated, last-minute bets and numerous newly created accounts targeting that market.
• If convicted, defendants face one to five years in prison; separately, the STJD previously fined Bruno Henrique R$100,000, and his lawyers say they will move to dismiss the criminal case.