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Brazil’s MJSP reports dismantling 506 illegal betting sites

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Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security reported that a task force had dismantled 506 websites showing evidence of irregular online betting after the provisional measure restricting fixed-odds betting. An opinion column on a betting industry site cited Iron Security’s estimate that 440 unauthorised betting sites appeared after the measure was signed on 25 September 2026.

A task force at Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security reported dismantling 506 websites showing evidence of irregular online betting after a provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting, according to an opinion column on a betting industry site.

Bet Legal, a website run by cybersecurity company Iron Security, estimated that 440 new unauthorised online betting sites had appeared in Brazil within days of the measure being signed. President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva signed the measure on 25 September 2026, and Finance Minister Dario Durigan and Justice and Public Security Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva countersigned it.

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