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Brazil orders blocks on 5,209 betting domains under national ban

Enforcement & compliance

Brazil’s government has sought the blocking of 5,209 domains linked to betting after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s ban on fixed-odds betting took effect. Anatel had ordered blocks on 2,387 addresses, while authorities also notified 186 betting apps for removal by 6 October and requested the removal of betting adverts from eight digital platforms.

The enforcement effort targets access to betting sites, apps, advertising and payment flows across Brazil.

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Earlier fines and penalties by Anatel

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Bet LegalNot statedIllegal betting sites rise sharply after Brazil gambling banNot stated
PolymarketNot statedBrazilian authorities seek information on Polymarket election marketsNot stated
PixbetNot statedParaíba justice orders Anatel to block PixBet sites across BrazilNot stated
Not namedNot statedBrazil’s finance ministry notifies 37 fintechs over illegal betting transactionsNot stated
Not namedNot statedBrazil notifies 37 fintechs over payments linked to illegal betting operatorsNot stated

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Brazil justice Luiz Fux says he believes online betting should be banned

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Luiz Fux said on 3 November that his view was that online betting should be prohibited, during a public hearing on the government’s ban. He said the court still needed to consider legal certainty and economic consequences, and that his personal assessment was not a court decision.

Luiz Fux, a justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, said at a public hearing on 3 November that his perception is that online betting should be banned. Fux made clear that this personal assessment is not a decision of the court.

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