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Brazilian authorities execute six searches in alleged betting tax probe

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A commentary on a Brazilian betting industry site said Brazilian authorities were executing six search-and-seizure orders in an investigation into alleged tax evasion, money laundering and betting activity. Robinson Sakiyama Barreirinhas, Receita Federal’s special secretary, said the targeted business group moved more than BRL5bn in 2025 and may have operated in Brazil without paying taxes or entering the regulatory framework.

Brazilian authorities’ six searches highlight alleged tax evasion, money laundering and betting activity outside the regulatory framework.

Earlier fines and penalties by Receita Federal

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Not namedBRL 1,400,000Three settle with Rio Grande do Norte prosecutors over illegal betting schemeNot stated
NSX Group, BetnacionalBRL 5,000,000,000ANJL challenges betting investigations and possible retrospective taxation in BrazilNot stated
NSX Brasil, BetnacionalBRL 300,000,000Brazil tax authority launches Jogo de Sombras investigation into betting groupNot stated
Not namedBRL 5,000,000,000Receita Federal and MPF launch investigation into Brazilian betting group's financial activitiesNot stated
Not namedBRL 1,000,000,000Brazil revenue service joins betting tax and laundering investigationNot stated

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Brazil’s Finance Ministry to publish completed betting authorisation files

Brazil’s Finance Ministry said it will publish more than 25,000 documents from completed fixed-odds betting authorisation processes. The ministry will redact personal and confidential information before publication and is working with the Comptroller General of the Union to prepare the files.

Brazil’s Finance Ministry said it will publish all completed authorisation proceedings for commercial fixed-odds betting, including sports betting. More than 25,000 documents will be made available on the ministry’s website.

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