In the play, the athlete Soteldo, then at Santos, is close to the corner flag and tries to dribble over Bruno Henrique. The red-and-black player tries to stop him, and referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein calls a foul. After the yellow card, Bruno Henrique received a straight red card for complaining. Santos won 2-1.

“That’s it, I think it’s right. I think it’s right because people can even manipulate the outcome of the game, but it’s much harder than manipulating the yellow card, where the player can, in a mean way, provoke the referee to get a yellow card,” said Lula after the senator presented the proposal.

Another suspicious case

Lula mentioned another case of suspicion related to betting, involving Lucas Paquetá. The Brazilian national team midfielder was accused by the Football Association (FA), the English football federation, of committing fouls to receive yellow cards in four Premier League matches, in 2022 and 2023. The goal, according to the accusation, was to benefit friends of the player who bet on him receiving a yellow card in the matches.

“I think your proposal is the most decent in the world, you bet on the outcome, that’s it,” said Lula to Kajuru.