Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting opened the process for states and the Federal District to join SINAPO, the ministry said. Applicants must sign an accession term and nominate primary and alternate representatives; the forum’s meetings are expected to take place four times a year and its outcomes will not be binding.
States and the Federal District can now join a non-binding forum for coordinating lottery and betting regulation.
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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.
Brazil's Receita Federal recorded R$7.284bn in tax revenue from sports betting and online gambling between January and June 2026, based on its monthly reports. The figure was 83.31% above the same period in 2025, while the June analysis linked part of the increase to a higher GGR tax rate as betting volumes remained below January's level.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport created a commission to oversee partnerships between the federal government and civil-society organisations under its National Secretariat for Sports Betting and Economic Development. Ordinance MESP No. 98 gives the body preventive and corrective duties, including reviewing monitoring reports within up to 45 days and standardising objectives, costs and performance indicators.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry said it will publish more than 25,000 documents from completed fixed-odds betting authorisation processes. The ministry will redact personal and confidential information before publication and is working with the Comptroller General of the Union to prepare the files.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry said it will publish all completed authorisation proceedings for commercial fixed-odds betting, including sports betting. More than 25,000 documents will be made available on the ministry’s website.
Brazil's SPA-MF held the first ordinary meeting of SINAPO in Brasília with representatives from 15 states and the Federal District. The authority said a joint laboratory with Anatel had identified more than 41,000 illegal websites and was automating blocking.