Accioly, A. [UNESP]Ragusa, S.De Rey Neto, E. C. [UNESP]Mukai, H.2022-04-282022-04-281999-12-01Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B, v. 114, n. 5, p. 595-600, 1999.0369-3554http://hdl.handle.net/11449/224570The cross-section for the scattering of a photon by the Sun's gravitational field, treated as an external field, is computed in the framework of R + R2 gravity. Using this result, we found that for a photon just grazing the Sun's surface the deflection is 1.75″, which is exactly the same as that given by Einstein's theory. An explanation for this pseudo-paradox is provided.595-600engArtigo2-s2.0-2242467645