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Brazil agencies and ANJL agree to build labs to block illegal betting sites

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Brazil's Ministry of Finance, Anatel and the ANJL signed a cooperation agreement on 25 September to identify and block illegal betting websites and apps. The agreement provides for virtual and physical laboratories, with blocking orders applying to platforms subject to judicial or administrative decisions for offering fixed-odds betting contrary to law.

The agreement sets out technical and enforcement roles for identifying illegal platforms and monitoring blocking orders in Brazil.

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Brazil’s SPA and Caixa agree to block Desenrola Fies beneficiaries from betting

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) and Caixa Econômica Federal signed a 12-month cooperation agreement to block beneficiaries of the Desenrola Fies debt-renegotiation programme from authorised fixed-odds betting platforms. Caixa will share beneficiaries’ CPF numbers with the SPA, which will pass identified records to operators; the restriction does not cover illegal betting sites.

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