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Brazil justice and finance ministries agree anti-money-laundering cooperation for betting

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Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting signed a technical cooperation agreement to monitor and combat money laundering in the betting market. Published on 6 November after signing on 30 October, it brings the secretariat into the Rede-Lab programme and provides for shared methods, technology and staff training. The agreement runs for 60 months from signing, with possible extension.

The agreement gives Brazil’s betting oversight secretariat access to shared anti-money-laundering methods, technology and training.

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Paraíba lottery authority joins COAF anti-money-laundering training

Paraíba’s lottery authority, Lotep, took part in a COAF training session on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, held on 23 April. The session covered use of the Siscoaf reporting system and included state lottery regulators and authorised operators, including fixed-odds betting operators; Lotep said participation was mandatory for the regular conduct of lottery activities.

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