Flamengo’s idol has ended up in the crosshairs of justice. After Lucas Paquetà, Brazil returns to deal with football betting: the home of Bruno Henrique it would have been searched this morning by the Federal Police on the orders of the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro. The suspicion is that the attacker received a warning during a match to favor a group of bettors, including some relatives.
The match in question was played one year ago, on November 1, 2023: Flamengo faced Santos in the Brasileirao and the player had protested too blatantly to the referee, receiving an inevitable yellow card. The case was opened after three sports betting companies reported an anomalous and inexplicable flow of bets on the 33-year-old’s yellow card in the final minutes.
According to local media, in principle Justice has no intention of arresting him but is also investigating a large part of his family, because people close to him invested and earned a lot of money on the event. During the search, a computer and a cell phone were seized; so far Flamengo has not released any official statement on the matter and his presence in the next championship match, against Cruzeiro, is in doubt.