Belo Horizonte’s municipal budget and finance committee approved a favourable report on a city-backed bill to reduce the ISSQN rate on online sports betting platforms from 5% to 2%. The proposal can now go to a first-round vote in the city council; approval requires 28 votes.
If enacted, the proposal would reduce the municipal service tax rate applied to betting platforms in Belo Horizonte.
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Belo Horizonte’s city council postponed a vote on two bills restricting online betting advertising, which had been scheduled for 10 June, until July. Councillor Pedro Rousseff requested the delay, saying the proposals lacked the 21 votes needed for approval; the bills cover sponsorships, social media promotion and other marketing.
Belo Horizonte’s city council postponed second-round votes on two bills that would prohibit advertising for online sports betting and gambling platforms in the Brazilian city. The municipal administration requested more time for technical review, and the councillors who introduced the proposals accepted the delay.
A Brazilian Senate committee approved a bill setting an 18% gross gaming revenue tax rate. The bill is due to proceed to the Chamber of Deputies; a trade body warned that higher taxes would expand the black market.
Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee approved bill PL 5,473/2025 on 2 December by 23 votes to one, proposing a gradual increase in gambling tax. The rate would rise from 12% to 15% in 2026 and 2027, then to 18% in 2028; the bill now proceeds to the Chamber of Deputies unless an appeal stops its progress in the Senate.
A manifesto coordinated by the National Confederation of Industry has gathered 50 signatures in support of a proposed CIDE-Bets tax on online wagers. The proposal would apply a 15% rate when bets are placed and could raise R$8.5 billion in 2026 if approved this year; the contribution would be replaced by the selective tax from 2027.