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Brazil law extends financial controls to intermediaries in illegal betting

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Brazil’s Law No. 15.358/25 provides for financial institutions and payment platforms to identify and block accounts linked to unregulated operators and associated intermediaries, according to the report. It also establishes cooperation between financial and supervisory bodies and includes automated transaction checks, particularly for Pix; the report says the rules cover digital promoters and recommenders as well as operators.

Payment firms and digital promoters may face account controls under the reported framework for illegal betting activity.

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