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Brazil Senate committee considers bill to prohibit betting advertising

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Brazil’s Senate Science and Technology Committee has placed a bill banning betting-company advertising, sponsorship and promotion on its agenda. Senator Lucas Barreto said the proposal could affect regulated businesses, while a separate committee discussion addressed blocking illegal betting sites and efforts to train police to investigate match-fixing.

The proposal could restrict how regulated betting companies advertise and sponsor sports in Brazil.

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Brazil creates federal committee to oversee illegal betting and advertising

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on 28 September 2026 regulating a federal committee to oversee illegal fixed-odds betting and advertising. The deliberative body, coordinated by the Civil House and comprising representatives of 11 government bodies and entities, can set protocols for blocking websites and apps, interrupting financial flows and removing advertising. The decree took effect on the date it was signed.

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