Brazil's MJSP seeks removal of 348 Instagram profiles promoting illegal betting
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Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) requested the removal of 348 Instagram profiles associated with promoting unauthorised betting. The profiles have more than 150 million followers combined; the ministry’s 9 November figures also included 2,207 Facebook pages, 18 Telegram groups and 998 websites. The MJSP said it had recorded more than 60 mil registros related to promotion since 25 September 2026, when online betting was prohibited by Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026.
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has requested the removal of 348 influencer profiles associated with promoting illegal betting. The ministry identified the profiles on Instagram and said they promoted unauthorised services. The accounts have more than 150 million followers combined.
The ministry also recorded 2.207 Facebook pages with 7,5 million followers and members, and 18 Telegram groups with approximately 182 mil participants in the same period. Another 998 websites were counted during that period.
More than 60 mil records connected to the promotion of online betting have been counted by the MJSP since 25 September 2026, when Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026 took effect and banned online betting in Brazil. The survey covers 51.611 websites, 6.596 Facebook pages, over 900 Instagram profiles, 1.442 Telegram groups and 127 TikTok profiles. Together, the Facebook pages have 34 million members and followers; the Telegram groups have 25,6 million participants. The TikTok profiles identified have a combined 469 mil followers. Over 30 days, the recorded total rose threefold, from 20.318 on 9 October to over 60 mil on 9 November.
The national secretariats for digital rights and public security are identifying channels used to direct users to unauthorised betting services. Justice and Public Security Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva said removing betting sites alone was insufficient while platforms reached people through influencers and social networks.