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Brazil SPA convenes first 2026 SINAPO betting forum meeting

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting held the first ordinary meeting of the National Forum for the Systematisation of Betting (SINAPO) in Brasília on 13 May 2026. The forum brings federal entities together to discuss betting regulation, share state-level experience and coordinate public policies. The agenda included authorisation, monitoring, enforcement, anti-money-laundering measures and sports integrity.

State participation in the forum could shape coordination and regulatory approaches to lottery betting across Brazil.

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Brazilian betting regulation debate draws criticism of anti-betting campaign

A Portuguese-language opinion article argues that Brazil should address betting through evidence-based regulation rather than calls to prohibit it. It says fixed-odds betting regulation required more than 100 documents from operators and included identity checks, financial controls, anti-money-laundering measures, age restrictions and taxation. The author also says the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets had proposed a consultation to tighten oversight.

According to the author, Paula Lavigne is taking part with First Lady Janja in a campaign against betting, summed up by the slogan "Bets Nunca Mais" (Bets Never Again). The same piece holds that public policy should be built on evidence, proportionality and regulatory capacity instead of slogans or selective convictions.

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