The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) joined Brazil’s National Pact to Combat Illicit Markets at a meeting at the National Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Brasília. ANJL said it would continue providing technical support to public authorities developing measures against the black market.
ANJL’s participation creates a channel for the betting-sector association to contribute to public efforts against illicit markets.
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Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) said it supports advertising rules announced by the Ministry of Finance. The association called for stronger enforcement against unauthorised platforms, which it says evade taxes and breach advertising and consumer-protection requirements.
The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) said it shared President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s concern about illegal betting in Brazil. The association cited a cooperation agreement signed last year with Anatel’s Superintendence of Inspection and the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets to establish physical and virtual laboratories for monitoring and technical analysis. ANJL said the work aims to identify clandestine operations.
A Nexus poll commissioned by the ANJL found that 77% of Brazilian voters say the ban on legalised betting will not influence their vote in the presidential run-off. Only 9% named betting as the most important issue, according to the survey of 2,000 people aged over 16, conducted 18–21 October with a two-point margin of error.
A poll by Nexus, commissioned by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), found that 77% of Brazilian voters said the ban on legalised betting would not influence their vote in the presidential run-off, scheduled for Sunday 25 October. The survey also found that 9% of respondents named betting as the most important issue when deciding their vote for president.
Reportedly, the IBJR and ANJL are running their "Proibir não é proteger" manifesto at 10 Brasileirão matches from 16 October, with pitch boards and team shirts. São Paulo players wore the message against Vasco da Gama and Flamengo were to display it against Bahia. The associations oppose Medida Provisória 1.394/2026, which banned betting.
The Instituto Brasileiro de Jogo Responsável (IBJR) and the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL) are taking their "Proibir não é proteger" manifesto to Brasileirão matches, with pitch boards and team shirts, the associations announced. The activation returns in 10 matches from Friday 16 October, in a new format, during the 31st round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
Legitbet, a monitoring platform maintained by the ANJL, identified 221 new illegal betting sites in Brazil over the Children's Day holiday. It also found 1,439 suspicious links, mainly on Telegram, and recorded 30,844 clandestine sites still accessible on the holiday's final day. ANJL president Plínio Lemos Jorge said the increase was a consequence of the regulated market's end.
Legitbet, a monitoring platform maintained by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), identified 221 new illegal betting sites in Brazil during the Children's Day holiday period, according to a survey. The survey covered 9 to 12 October 2026.