ABFS and Brazil's Ministry of Sport signed a technical cooperation agreement on 14 May to combat illegal betting and match manipulation. ABFS will also support work on responsible gambling, esports regulation and development, and sports innovation and research.
The agreement sets out cooperation on betting integrity and responsible-gambling measures in Brazil.
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Brazil’s Finance and Health ministries signed a technical cooperation agreement on 3 December to coordinate prevention, harm reduction and care for people experiencing problems related to fixed-odds betting. The government said a centralised self-exclusion platform covering all betting sites authorised by the SPA-MF would become available on 10 December, alongside existing company-level exclusion options.
Goiás's Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into alleged match-fixing and authorised two search-and-seizure warrants. The Goiás Football Federation said the suspected manipulation involved a 2025 under-20 match between Aparecida and Belavistense and that it had reported possible irregularities to prosecutors.
Brazil’s government has established a national policy to strengthen the integrity of sports competitions, according to a report. The available report text provides no details on the policy’s measures or implementation.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport and the National Association of Games and Lotteries launched a platform on 7 April to train athletes to identify and resist match-fixing tactics linked to sports betting. Developed by Sportradar, the programme is expected to become available in May; the ministry and ANJL reviewed its content.
Brazil’s government plans to expand education for athletes about betting and match manipulation, national secretary Giovanni Rocco said at a seminar in São Paulo on 22 June. The proposed work would focus particularly on younger athletes and complement enforcement measures. Rocco also advocated a task force with sports federations to guide athletes and their families and strengthen restrictions on competition participants’ betting activity.