Arnaldo Menezes Pinto Filho
?–2026Brazilian football assistant referee who officiated in FIFA, CBF and Bahia competitions and was part of Brazil's officiating team at the 1998 World Cup.
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Arnaldo Menezes Pinto Filho was a Brazilian assistant referee from Bahia who built a long career in football officiating. He worked as an assistant referee for the International Federation of Football (FIFA), the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Federação Bahiana de Futebol (FBF).
In 1998 he was part of the Brazilian refereeing team that took part in the World Cup held in France, placing Bahia among the Brazilian representatives at the world's main football tournament.
Beyond the pitch, he served on the Comissão Estadual de Árbitros de Futebol da Bahia (CEAF-BA). After his death, announced by the FBF on 13 September 2026, the federation remembered him as one of the great names of Bahian and Brazilian refereeing, an 'eternal FIFA' official whose legacy was marked by competence, ethics and dedication to football.
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