Real Madrid playmaker Kaka has not been included in Mano Menezes' 23-man Brazil squad ahead of next month's friendly international against France.
Kaka returned to the Madrid first team earlier this month after seven months on the sidelines following knee surgery, but Menezes has decided the 28-year-old should remain in Spain.
Young star Neymar was also excluded for the match on 9 February in Paris as he is playing at the South American Championship with the Under-20 side in Peru.
Internazionale goalkeeper Julio Cesar returns to the group – for the first time under Menezes – but his club-mates Lucio and Maicon miss out. "This was already part of our plans and it's with happiness that I call up Julio Cesar for the first time," Menezes said.
Menezes said he had picked only European-based players for the match at the Stade de France because at home players were only just getting back into match fitness at the start of their season. "The players who play in Europe are in a rhythm of competition, in equal conditions to our adversaries, France," Menezes said.
He also pointed out that several leading Brazilian teams were preparing for the group phase of the South American Libertadores Cup which kicks off the same week of the friendly.
Midfielders Renato Augusto and Jadson, who play at Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk respectively, and Dynamo Kiev forward Andre are the surprise names in Menezes' list.
Menezes named six England-based players in the squad – Tottenham Hotspur pair Heurelho Gomes and Sandro, Manchester United duo Rafael and Anderson, Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva and Chelsea's Ramires.
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