The 23-year-old Brazilian, who came through MIBR’s academy and played three Majors for the organization, has ended his contract by mutual agreement after losing his place to tomaszin in August.
MIBR have announced the departure of Breno ‘brnz4n’ Poletto, ending a relationship that began in the organization’s academy in 2021.
In a statement on X, MIBR thanked the player “for honoring our colors and for facing all the challenges we had” (translated from Portuguese). brnz4n followed with his own post, saying the contract was ended early “at my request and in a friendly agreement with MIBR” and that he wants to “seek new horizons with another team”.
“I am immensely grateful to MIBR for the nearly five years that I represented this banner,” he wrote, before confirming that he is “free and open to proposals from other organizations” (translated from Portuguese).
Benched in August
brnz4n had been inactive since 25 August, when MIBR moved him to the bench and signed Argentine rifler Martín ‘tomaszin’ Corna three days later. His last event with the team was the Esports World Cup, where MIBR finished 17th-24th.
The numbers before the change were modest. Dust2 Brasil puts his 2026 rating at 0.99, with an average of 66 damage per round. Over the last three months, he played only 14 maps with a 0.93 rating.
MIBR’s current lineup:
insani
LNZ- venomzera
- nqz
tomaszin
Five years at MIBR
brnz4n’s time at MIBR:
- August 2021: Joins MIBR Academy.
- May 2022: Promoted to the main team, replacing AWPer Adriano ‘WOOD7’ Cerato.
- 2024: Wins ESL Challenger Melbourne, his biggest international title with MIBR.
- Late 2024: Moved to the bench, with Lucas ‘Lucaozy’ Neves taking his place.
- February 2025: Returns to the starting lineup.
- June 2025: Helps MIBR knock out Falcons and BetBoom at the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
- August 2026: Benched in favour of tomaszin.
- October 2026: Leaves the organization as a free agent.
He played 106 tournaments for MIBR, according to Dust2 Brasil, and attended three Majors with the team. The run in Austin was his best. MIBR beat Falcons in an elimination match, a series we covered at the time in MIBR clinches thriller elimination match against Falcons, but narrowly missed out on Stage 3.
His career earnings stand at around $153,600.
What comes next
brnz4n has not announced a new team. He turned 23 in August and has played all of his tier-one Counter-Strike for MIBR.
MIBR, meanwhile, are in Stockholm this week for Stake Pulse Beat III, where they face BC.Game in Group D on Thursday.
