Brazil sports betting secretary links market growth to delayed regulation
Brazil’s National Secretary for Sports Betting and Sports Economic Development, Giovanni Rocco, said delayed regulation under the Bolsonaro government allowed betting operators to work without supervision. He cited the 2018 law’s two-year timetable, extended by a further two years, which ended in December 2022. Rocco also described work on a national policy to combat sports-result manipulation.
Rocco’s remarks connect regulatory oversight and planned coordination on sports integrity to Brazil’s betting market.