Brazil sports ministry sets inspection process for authorised betting sites
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport issued Portaria MESP No. 31/2025 on 7 April, setting a process to inspect authorised fixed-odds sports betting sites. A technical team will review operator brands, permitted sports and safeguards against underage participation, and send reports of irregularities to the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting for action.
Operators must meet the ministry’s stated requirements for branding, sports offerings and protections against underage betting.