RIO DE JANEIRO, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo president Marcio Braga received on Tuesday a harsh sentencing from the Court of Sports Justice of Rio de Janeiro, suspended for four years.

    Braga got in trouble after criticizing the court's decision to deduct six points from the Vasco da Gama soccer team for having irregularly used their midfielder Jefferson.

    An appeal will be made against the 1440-day ban as the club's lawyers have declared that they are working on overturning the sentence.

    The Court of Sports Justice found Braga guilty of breaking articles 187, 188 and 190 as it is forbidden to offend any member of the Juridical Organs or public authorities, is prohibited to disrespect, threaten or offend a member of the National Counsel of Sports, the Court of Sports Justice or game officials, and is prohibited to make any disrespectful statements regarding the entity's rulings.

    Braga will return to the court on Wednesday for his disputable conduct during the team's semifinal game against Resende for the first half of the Rio de Janeiro state championship.

    The boss, who will end the presidential term at Flamengo in December, stormed onto the field to complain about the referee's call.

    With the recent happenings, he may be forced to exit the club early.