Flamengo's Henrique out for 12 games for alleged match-fixing / Photo: © AFP
Flamengo's Henrique out for 12 games for alleged match-fixing
Flamengo player Bruno Henrique was given a 12-match suspension Thursday by a sports court after being accused of deliberately triggering a yellow card to benefit relatives involved in online gambling.
Henrique, 34, still faces a criminal trial for alleged sports fraud over the domestic league match in 2023.
Match fixing carry a sentence of between two and six years in prison.
The Superior Court of Sports Justice punished him with a 12-match suspension and a fine of 60,000 reais (around $11,000) for "violation of sports ethics."
The case centers on a game Flamengo lost 2–1 to Santos in Brasilia in November 2023.
Henrique received a yellow card for a foul and then a second for insulting the referee, for which he was sent off.
Police found several compromising messages on the phone of his brother, Wander Nunes, who will also stand trial.
D.F. Felan--LGdM
