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Brazil Senate reviews sports funding under Public Security PEC

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Brazil’s Federal Senate Sports Committee held a public hearing on 15 April to examine how the Public Security PEC could affect sports funding. The proposal would direct 30% of net sports-betting revenue to the National Public Security Fund; sports representatives warned of possible funding losses, while Giovanni Rocco, the Sports Betting National Secretary, called for preserving the current system.

The proposal could redirect sports-betting revenue away from programmes that currently receive funding under the existing allocation model.

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Brazil's MP 1.394 revokes betting levies for public security

Brazil's Medida Provisória 1.394 of 25 September revoked articles 29 to 35 of Law 13.756/2018, which channelled part of betting revenue to public security. Treasury data obtained via freedom-of-information requests showed betting generated R$912.5m for public security between February 2025 and June 2026. The report said the Treasury also withheld 30% of the federal share, diverting about R$110m in 2025.

Brazil's Medida Provisória 1.394 of 25 September revoked articles 29 to 35 of Law 13.756/2018, the provisions that directed part of betting revenue to the National Public Security Fund (FNSP), the Federal Police and border monitoring, according to data. The measure prohibits fixed-odds betting. The report said the government has not explained where replacement funding for public security will come from.

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