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Serie B (Brazil)

Brazil's second tier, where four clubs are promoted and four relegated every season. That turnover, the long distances between cities and strong home records make it one of the least predictable leagues we cover.

Season 2026
20 clubs
Calendar-year season

Serie B (Brazil) referees: cards and fouls per game

72 referees have taken charge of Serie B matches this season or last. Below is each one's record in the Serie B since 2021: cards and fouls a match against the league average of the same seasons, and over 2.5.

This season (2026) the Serie B averages 5.05 cards and 28.6 fouls a match.

Referees this season and last

Referee	Cards	vs league	Matches	Fouls	Over 2.5	This season
Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade	6.81	+1.32	32	30.4	41%	0
Lucas Paulo Torezin	6.50	+1.11	34	28.6	38%	8
Leo Simão	6.46	+1.11	24	28.0	25%	3
Fabio Augusto de Sá Junior	6.28	+0.81	32	31.4	34%	0
Arthur Gomes Rabelo	6.23	+0.78	30	27.3	43%	6
Alisson Sidnei Furtado	6.14	+0.85	37	32.6	38%	3
Bruno Mota Correia	6.11	+0.59	37	33.1	46%	3
Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes	5.96	+0.62	79	28.1	46%	9
Gustavo Ervino Bauermann	5.93	+0.52	30	28.0	40%	10
André Luis Skettino Policarpo Bento	5.73	+0.31	51	29.5	28%	13
Paulo Henrique Schleinch Vollkopf	5.73	+0.53	30	29.8	53%	0
Kleber Ariel Gonçalves da Silva	5.63	+0.21	20	29.6	55%	7
Fernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Fillho	5.62	+0.18	29	28.1	31%	8
Felipe Fernandes de Lima	5.57	+0.30	56	32.7	39%	6
Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes	5.49	+0.19	53	26.7	42%	6
Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos	5.47	+0.12	39	26.3	41%	17
Edina Alves Batista	5.41	+0.20	39	28.7	31%	9
Braulio da Silva Machado	5.38	+0.29	24	26.3	38%	10
Bruno Arleu de Araujo	5.38	+0.09	34	28.0	38%	5
Flavio Rodrigues De Souza	5.34	+0.07	29	25.0	41%	5
Maguielson Lima Barbosa	5.34	−0.01	50	28.7	34%	8
Rafael Rodrigo Klein	5.34	0.00	35	30.1	29%	4
Denis Ribeiro Serafim	5.32	−0.06	48	27.5	42%	4
Ramon Abatti	5.27	+0.21	22	32.4	36%	4
Afro Rocha de Carvalho Filho	5.26	−0.06	32	27.5	31%	14
Matheus Delgado Candançan	5.24	−0.19	25	26.7	36%	4
Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho	5.18	−0.37	28	27.4	36%	1
José Mendonça da Silva Jr.	5.13	−0.03	31	26.1	45%	4
Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima	5.07	−0.16	27	28.3	44%	3
Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz	5.06	−0.37	54	27.9	52%	13
Lucas Canetto Bellote	5.04	−0.34	24	24.3	29%	9
Anderson Daronco	5.03	−0.30	31	27.6	32%	5
Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior	4.95	−0.03	20	24.5	20%	0
Wilton Pereira Sampaio	4.95	−0.21	22	22.8	36%	3
Paulo Cesar Zanovelli	4.93	−0.30	44	29.9	34%	7
Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa	4.90	−0.28	21	31.3	33%	0
Alex Gomes Stefano	4.88	−0.54	25	29.5	36%	9
Lucas Guimarães Rechatiko Horn	4.68	−0.70	22	29.6	32%	9
Marcelo de Lima Henrique	4.40	−0.83	58	28.3	50%	6
João Vitor Gobi	4.39	−0.99	34	28.5	44%	11
Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro	4.12	−1.32	41	29.2	37%	10
Savio Pereira Sampaio	3.93	−1.36	57	26.1	42%	8
Under 20 matches in the league: these figures are mostly luck
Luciano da Silva Miranda Filho	6.61	+1.02	19	30.8	26%	0
Lucas Casagrande	4.67	−0.71	18	28.8	33%	7
Davi de Oliveira Lacerda	5.41	−0.04	17	21.2	35%	4
Raphael Claus	4.36	−0.74	14	24.9	43%	2
Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus	5.75	+0.60	12	35.9	17%	0
Thaillan Azevedo Gomes	5.25	−0.16	12	27.2	50%	4
Luiz Augusto Silveira Tisne	5.08	−0.14	12	35.3	17%	3
Marcio Dos Santos Oliveira	5.91	+0.32	11	26.7	27%	0
Paulo Schleich Vollkopf	5.55	+0.45	11	28.9	36%	10
Leonardo Willers Lorenzatto	5.20	+0.13	10	25.4	20%	5
Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos	3.30	−1.91	10	24.3	60%	7
Vinicius Gomes do Amaral	3.75	−1.40	8	26.4	50%	0
Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos	5.67	+0.25	6	27.2	50%	2
Raimundo Rodrigues de Oliveira Junior	4.50	−0.65	6	27.0	67%	5
Charly Wendy Straub Deretti	4.17	−1.07	6	34.5	33%	4
Anderson Ribeiro Gonçalves	9.40	+3.76	5	27.8	80%	0
Diego da Costa Cidral	5.60	+0.59	5	41.8	20%	1
Pierry Dias dos Santos	4.75	−0.30	5	31.0	100%	5
Julio Cesar Pfleger	6.25	+1.05	4	34.3	75%	3
Paulo Roberto Alves Junior	6.00	+0.45	3	24.0	67%	0
Marianna Nanni Batalha	5.00	−0.05	3	27.7	67%	3
Jodis Nascimento de Souza	4.67	−0.38	3	25.3	100%	3
Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Junior	7.00	+1.74	2	33.5	0%	1
Deborah Cecilia Correia	5.00	−0.26	2	25.5	50%	1
Matheus de Moraes Silva	4.00	−1.05	2	28.0	100%	2
Franciel dos Santos Martins	3.00	−2.05	2	32.0	0%	2
Rodrigo Pereira	2.50	−3.05	2	25.0	0%	0
Marcello Rudá Neves Ramos da Costa	5.00	−0.55	1	28.0	0%	0
Wiomar Santana de Oliveira	4.00	−1.05	1	27.0	100%	1
José Alfredo Filho	3.00	−2.05	1	22.0	100%	1

Sorted by cards a match, those with 20 or more matches in the league first. A referee's record is part referee and part luck: about half of a difference in cards carries over to their next matches, and goals do not follow the referee at all.

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