Tatu suspended for one series and fined following incident with STEPZ

Pedro “” Seixas, ’s jungler, has been suspended for one series and fined R$15,000, or US$3,000, following an incident involving Eloy “” Rodríguez during their match against last weekend. The punishment was handed down over the player’s conduct during the series.

The incident took place after the second game of the series, when Tatu got up from his chair and walked toward STEPZ, who was in the area designated for RED. The situation drew attention during the broadcast and sparked discussion throughout the week regarding appropriate conduct during matches.

The series ended in a 3-0 victory for FURIA, sending RED down to the Lower Bracket while FURIA advanced to face LOS in the Upper Bracket semifinal. RED will now play .

As a result of the suspension, Tatu will be unable to play in the Upper Bracket semifinal against . FURIA will have to field another player in the jungle for the series.

This is not Tatu’s first punishment in the 2026 CBLOL season. At the beginning of the second split, the player was suspended for one series and fined R$10,000, or something around US$2,000.

At the time, coach Lucas Yudi “Luuukz” Higashi filled in for Tatu in the jungle. During the second week of the competition, the team were ultimately defeated 2-0 by .

In that case, FURIA’s jungler had been punished for communicating with an external person, someone outside the team, through the in-game chat during champion select in the team’s opening match against LOS. Riot Games deemed the conduct a violation of the league’s regulations and the Global Code of Conduct, as it constituted an attempt to gain an unfair advantage.

Tatu himself published a statement at the time, acknowledging that he had acted in a naive and unfortunate manner. He apologized and assured fans that the mistake would not happen again. FURIA also publicly supported the CBLOL’s decision and began an internal conduct monitoring process with Tatu.