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Federal District court adds fraud charge against Flamengo forward Bruno Henrique

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The Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories accepted an appeal by Gaeco, making Flamengo forward Bruno Henrique a defendant on an estelionato charge alongside an existing sports-fraud charge. The allegations concern a 2023 match between Flamengo and Santos; his defence said it would appeal the ruling.

The case puts alleged match manipulation and betting-related fraud before Brazil’s criminal courts, separate from sports sanctions.

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Federal District police launch Azzardo probe and secure up to R$3.483bn in blocks

Brazil’s Federal District Civil Police launched Operation Azzardo on 5 November against a suspected network accused of running unauthorised fixed-odds betting and laundering proceeds. A court authorised asset blocks of up to R$3.483bn; the report said this was the maximum amount ordered, not the sum seized or laundered. Police said the investigation followed information from the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting, and that the network had moved about R$1bn, including R$739m through Pix.

The Federal District Civil Police (PCDF) launched Operation Azzardo on Thursday against a network suspected of running fixed-odds betting without authorisation and laundering the money collected from bettors. The Sobradinho Guarantees Court authorised the blocking of up to R$3.483bn from those under investigation. The report said this figure is the ceiling of the court-ordered restriction, not the amount actually seized or laundered. No arrests had been recorded when the report was published.

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