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Brazil sports ministry restricts eligible sports and esports betting

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Brazil’s Ministry of Sport issued Resolution MESP No. 27/2026 setting which sports and sporting entities may be offered for fixed-odds betting on real events. The rules permit listed sports and esports tournaments authorised or licensed by the relevant game rights holders, while excluding specified unrecognised non-professional and under-age events.

Operators must align fixed-odds betting offers with the ministry’s permitted-sports list and restrictions on esports and youth events.

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