Overview
- During the match with Bahia last Saturday, Neymar covered his mouth while arguing with Rodrigo Nestor and was shown a direct red card after a VAR review confirmed the incident.
- On Wednesday the STJD Segunda Comissão Disciplinar issued a two‑match ban, judging the conduct under Article 191, inciso II of the Código Brasileiro de Justiça Desportiva and citing item 7 of the Vini Jr. Protocol.
- The suspension from the tribunal combines with the automatic ban for the red card and a prior yellow‑card suspension, which leaves Neymar unavailable for a total of three upcoming Santos games.
- The STJD Procuradoria had asked for a harsher penalty under Article 258 of the CBJD, which allows one‑to‑six matches, but the commission applied the two‑match sanction in first instance and Neymar's legal team can appeal to the pleno.
- The case marks a clear use of FIFA's Vini Jr. Protocol by Brazil's sporting justice and could influence how domestic tribunals enforce on‑field conduct and discipline in the closing stages of the Brasileirão.