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Brazil Central Bank adds unauthorised betting operators to information-sharing rules

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Brazil’s Central Bank issued Resolution BCB 569/2026 on 19 May, adding suspected unauthorised betting operators to information-sharing rules on financial-system fraud indicators. Institutions must implement measures covering virtual-asset services by 30 October 2026 and financial and payment services to such operators by 1 December 2026.

Financial and payment institutions must identify and share information on suspected unauthorised betting operators by the stated deadlines.

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Brazil’s finance minister urges central bank to supervise fintechs over illegal betting

Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan called on the Central Bank to respond more quickly to the use of fintechs for money laundering and processing funds from illegal betting, according to a radio interview on 9 July 2026. Durigan blamed gaps in supervision under former central bank president Roberto Campos Neto, who did not respond to a request for comment. The report also reports that new minimum-capital requirements are being phased in through December 2027.

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