Federal police, striker Bruneo Henrik, from Flamingo, charged fraud in the sports competition. The decision was taken on Monday (14), as part of the investigation that is being achieved in the manipulation of events in football matches in favor of the gamblers.
According to PF, The player deliberately raised a yellow card during the match against Santos, in November 2023For the benefit of family members who specifically bet on this event. Ten other people were charged in the case.
Check the timeline of the main facts of the investigation
November 1, 2023 – The yellow card and the beginning of doubt
In the thirty -first round of the Brazilian championship, Flamengo Santos faced Mane Garrencha Stadium in Brazilia. During the match, which was won by the Sao Paulo team 2-1, Bruno Henrik received a yellow card. The third punishment was in the competition, which led to an automatic comment.
Soon after the game, the betting houses identified an athuma movement: a high and focused beta that fully predicts the player’s penalty. The Brazilian Football Association (CBF) transferred information to the authorities, which motivated the beginning of the investigation.
November 5, 2024 Ranin Determination
Almost a year after the match, federal police, in partnership with the Special Working Group at the Office of the Prosecutor of the Federal Region (GAECO), launched the “location determination” process.
12 The search notes were met and confiscated in Rio de Janeiro and four cities from Minas GeraisAmong them belo horizte, where the player was born. More than 50 agents and six general actors participated in the work. Bruno Henrik and his brother wandering in Nuneis, and others were involved in searching. Mobile phones, computers and documents are seized.
A few days later, Bruno Henrik spoke and stated that he was innocent.
“Yes (I am innocent). I have received (the process) strongly. I did not expect the method, but I believe in justice from the top. God is a man who always knows. My life, my path, since I started playing football.
March 22, 2025 – The deputy is looking for the player’s certificate
With the advanced investigation, the Prosecutor of the Federal Region and the Territory expressed its interest in listening Bruno Henrik To complete the investigation. Prosecutors considered that the athlete “is deliberately acting” to receive the card and enable family members to benefit from betting. By this time, the PF investigation had already identified messages between the player and the brother, as they discussed the possibility of punishment.
April 14, 2025 – Turkey
At the end of the investigation, Federal Police accused Bruno Henrik of fraud in the sports competition. The report was sent to the public prosecutor, which will be decided to file an official complaint to the court. The investigation indicates that the yellow card was deliberate, and that members of the athlete’s family had prior knowledge of the intention. The information was initially released by the “Metropolis” portal and confirmed by CNN with sources related to PF.
GPS
After news of the indictment, Flamengo issued an official note stating that the authorities have not been officially connected He announced that there was no action in the face of evidence, starting with the principle of assuming innocence. See full note:
“Flamengo has not been officially connected by any public authority about the facts reported by the press about the athlete Bruno Henrik.
The club is obligated to comply with the rules of clean sports, but also defends the application of the constitutional principle to assume the innocence and due legal procedures, with a focus on the contradictory and broad defense, which supports the rule of democratic law. “
Case Bruno Henrique: Remember the game Flamengo X Santos in 2023
