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Brazil Central Bank extends fraud-data rules to unauthorised betting operators

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Brazil's Central Bank expanded fraud-data-sharing requirements for supervised financial and payment institutions to cover evidence involving unauthorised betting operators under Resolution 569, approved on 19 May. The resolution took effect upon publication, with institutions given until 1 December 2026 to implement changes for services provided to unauthorised betting operators; virtual-asset service changes are due by 30 October 2026.

Financial and payment institutions must adapt their fraud-data systems to identify activity linked to unauthorised betting operators.

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Brazil's Casa Civil to coordinate betting oversight committee after ban

Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA-MF) will join the interinstitutional committee overseeing the ban on fixed-odds betting, which is coordinated by the Casa Civil, citing Metrópoles. The committee already includes representatives from the Communications Secretariat, the Attorney General's Office, the Justice and Sports ministries, the Central Bank, COAF, the Federal Police, Anatel and the ANPD. The Finance Ministry said the committee will maintain a unified register of domains, apps and payment accounts and set protocols for blocking sites and halting financial flows.

Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA-MF) will join the Interinstitutional Committee for Oversight of the Exploitation and Advertising of Illegal Fixed-Odds Betting, which is coordinated by the Casa Civil, citing Metrópoles. The committee already includes representatives of the Communications Secretariat, the Attorney General's Office, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the Ministry of Sport, the Central Bank, the Financial Activities Control Council (COAF), the Federal Police, Anatel and the National Data Protection Agency (ANPD).

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