Brazil’s government has established a national policy to strengthen the integrity of sports competitions, according to a report. The available report text provides no details on the policy’s measures or implementation.
The policy could affect integrity oversight relevant to betting on sports competitions.
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Rio de Janeiro’s Consumer Protection Police Station launched the third phase of Operation VAR, investigating suspected match-fixing and money laundering linked to sports betting. Police executed search warrants and questioned a player suspected of deliberately receiving a yellow card during the 2026 Carioca Championship to benefit third parties. The investigation began in 2024 after a report from the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation and remains ongoing.
Brazil’s Federal Police established a division to investigate illegal betting and sports-result manipulation under an organisational restructuring formalised by a Justice Ministry ordinance dated 9 October and published on 13 October. The new division will operate under the General Coordination for the Repression of Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, supported by a Betting Analysis Service; the approved structure combines functions that an earlier proposal had separated.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva convened ministers in Brasília on 18 August to discuss sports betting and the expiry of a separate tax measure, according to the report. Lula has publicly supported ending sports betting, while the government has introduced advertising warning requirements for betting companies. The meeting’s outcome was not stated.
Brazil’s government plans to expand education for athletes about betting and match manipulation, national secretary Giovanni Rocco said at a seminar in São Paulo on 22 June. The proposed work would focus particularly on younger athletes and complement enforcement measures. Rocco also advocated a task force with sports federations to guide athletes and their families and strengthen restrictions on competition participants’ betting activity.
Brazil's ban on fixed-odds betting under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 has affected financing for national sport, Tiago Gomes wrote in SBC Notícias. The opinion piece argues that prohibition does not amount to protection.
The prohibition of fixed-odds betting in Brazil, established by Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, has resulted in consequences for the financing of national sport.