Brazil’s Federal Court reversed the suspension of Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas’ temporary betting licence after the company said it had submitted the required certifications, including one delivered after the deadline. The suspensions of Caixa Loterias, TQJ–Par and 7MBR LTDA remained in place, according to the report.
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It was reported that a Campina Grande juvenile court ordered nationwide suspension of Pixbet, Flabet and Bet da Sorte. The order applies across Brazil.
The São Paulo Court of Justice created three criminal courts in the state capital to handle cases involving organised crime, including links to illegal betting platforms used for money laundering. Supreme Court and National Council of Justice president Edson Fachin said measures were being discussed with the Central Bank to address the use of illegal betting and cryptocurrencies in money laundering.
A federal court judge overturned the effects of Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets’ suspension of Pixbet’s online gambling licence on 11 April. The SPA had suspended four operators over missing technical certifications; Pixbet said it had filed three documents in February and the remaining integration certificate the day before the suspension. A lawyer cited in an industry analysis criticised the suspension as disproportionate.
A projection cited by journalist Gilmar Ferreira suggests Brazilian football sponsorship contracts could fall in 2027 after the betting prohibition, potentially returning to levels seen through July 2025. The figures are expectations from sports-market professionals, not cuts announced by clubs; the projection puts Flamengo’s main sponsorship at about BRL 115 million annually and Fluminense’s at BRL 40 million fixed.
Brazilian football sponsorship contracts could fall in 2027 after the country's betting prohibition, according to a projection cited by journalist Gilmar Ferreira in his Extra column. Sports commercial market professionals expect contracts to return to the levels in force up to July 2025, even if the federal government's provisional measure is amended or loses validity, the projection says. The projections are expectations of sector professionals rather than cuts already announced by the clubs.
Sports-market professionals expect Brazilian football clubs’ betting sponsorship values to fall in 2027, reportedly returning to levels seen by July 2025, even if the government measure is changed or expires. The cited estimates put Flamengo’s potential main-shirt deal at about R$115 million a year, down 57% from R$268 million, and Fluminense’s at R$40 million, down 24.5% from R$53 million. These are projections, not announced cuts.