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Brazil sports ministry reports betting-sector integrity work and authorisation reviews

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Brazil’s Ministry of Sport set institutional performance targets for 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026 in an order published on 23 April. It said its National Secretariat for Sports Betting and Economic Development achieved 100% effectiveness in issuing technical opinions on fixed-odds betting authorisation requests within the 45-day deadline. The ministry also reported cooperation agreements and delivery of a national policy addressing sports-result manipulation.

The reported review performance and integrity measures provide operators with information on Brazil’s authorisation and compliance framework.

End-of-day close Genius Sports (GENI), USD, to 11 June 2026
Story date13 March 202611 June 2026

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ABRAS sales data show supermarket growth before Brazil's betting ban

ABRAS monitoring recorded a 7.9% year-on-year increase in sales by value for 14–20 September, when authorised betting platforms were operating, the report said. The same measure showed 7.4% growth for 5–11 October, the week ABRAS cited in connection with the betting ban. ABRAS did not provide controls for other factors when questioned, according to the report.

Supermarket sales by value rose 7.9% year on year in the week of 14 to 20 September, according to ABRAS's own weekly NielsenIQ monitoring. In the week of 5 to 11 October, the week ABRAS used to credit the betting ban, the same measure showed 7.4% growth.

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