STJD Resumes Bruno Henrique Case for Final Vote Today

The STJD Pleno reconvenes Thursday to complete voting on the Flamengo forward’s appeal stemming from a 2023 yellow card flagged by betting monitors. In the suspended session earlier this week, the rapporteur proposed acquitting him under CBJD Article 243-A and penalizing under Article 191 with a R$100,000 fine, diverging from earlier votes favoring conviction on 243-A. A first-instance ruling in September imposed a 12-match suspension and a R$60,000 fine, which he has not served because he is playing under a suspensive effect. Either side may appeal within sport or to international bodies, and the CBF would need to ask FIFA to extend any domestic suspension to tournaments such as the Libertadores. A separate criminal probe continues after a Federal Police indictment in April and a June prosecutor’s complaint, while four amateur bettors, including the player’s brother, have already been sanctioned by the STJD.