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Brazil revenue chief backs retrospective taxes on grey-market betting

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Brazil's Federal Revenue Service chief Robinson Barreirinhas said he supports considering retrospective taxes on betting operations that served the country before regulation. He told a parliamentary inquiry on 11 March that collection could face operational difficulties and might require legislative changes, particularly where companies had no material presence in Brazil.

Any retrospective tax policy could affect operators that served Brazilian customers before the regulated market began.

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Brazilian betting groups reassess response to nationwide betting ban

Brazil’s betting ban remained in place one month after the licences of 85 operators expired on 25 October, the report said. Industry representatives called for dialogue with the government and Congress, while the market’s future remained before the Supreme Federal Court and Congress.

Brazil's betting ban remained in force a month after the federal licences of 85 operators expired on 25 October 2026, the same day President Lula da Silva was re-elected with 51.79% of valid votes. The election result does not settle the market's future, which rests with the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and Congress, according to the report.

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