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Brazil establishes interministerial group to draft match-fixing policy

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Brazil’s federal government has established an interministerial working group to draft a national policy against sports match-fixing, under an ordinance published in the Official Gazette. The group includes representatives of the sports, justice and treasury ministries and the Federal Police; a national technical meeting was scheduled for the end of September to train police officers.

The group will develop coordinated national guidance on match-fixing, a risk relevant to sports-betting integrity and enforcement.

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