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Brazil finance ministry discusses national betting system with 13 states and Federal District

Regulation

Brazil’s Finance Ministry held the third consultative working-group meeting on the National Betting System in Brasília on 10 July, with representatives from 13 states and the Federal District. Discussions covered operator authorisations, enforcement, anti-money-laundering measures and responsible gambling; the system aims to coordinate federal and state approaches.

The discussions could shape shared standards for betting authorisations, oversight and player protection across Brazil.

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Federal District police launch illegal betting operation after SPA referrals

Brazil’s Federal District Civil Police launched Operation Azzardo on 5 November, following communications from the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting about five months earlier. The investigation led to the blocking of just over R$ 3.4 billion in an alleged illegal betting scheme; ANJL said a fintech had moved about R$ 1 billion for the group. The association cited the operation as evidence of the scale of Brazil’s illegal betting market.

On 5 November, the Federal District Civil Police in Brazil carried out Operation Azzardo, an action against an alleged illegal betting scheme. The operation against the scheme ended with the blocking of a little more than R$3.4bn, according to the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL). ANJL said the action was made possible by communications the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance sent to the Federal District Civil Police about five months earlier.

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