Brazilian clubs received about R$1.1bn from betting companies in 2026, according to figures cited in a report. Betting sponsorships averaged about 7% of the 20 Série A clubs’ gross revenue, based on 2025 budgets and fixed contract amounts, excluding bonuses; no single deal exceeded 13% of a club’s budget.
The figures quantify clubs’ reported exposure to betting sponsorship revenue as a possible ban is discussed.
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Reportedly, Brazil's secretary-general of the presidency, Guilherme Boulos, acknowledged that the suspension of fixed-odds betting sponsorships under Medida Provisoria nº 1.394/2026 affected club financing. The government plans a permanent working group with four ministries and organised fan groups; betting firms supplied about R$1.1bn (US$217m), 34% of the top 20 clubs' marketing revenue in 2025.
Brazil's secretary-general of the presidency, Guilherme Boulos, acknowledged at a meeting with representatives of 35 organised fan groups in São Paulo that the abrupt suspension of fixed-odds betting sponsorships under Medida Provisoria nº 1.394/2026 created a real problem for the financing of Brazilian clubs. The meeting lasted more than two hours. The government committed to creating a permanent working group in the coming weeks.
At least 23 Brazilian football clubs have petitioned the Supreme Federal Court to challenge a provisional measure that bans fixed-odds betting operations, advertising and sponsorships. Flamengo estimates the measure could cost it up to R$430 million in 2027, while Botafogo says ending its Vbet sponsorship could threaten its judicial recovery plan.
Brazil’s ban on betting companies sponsoring football clubs is expected to affect clubs’ direct deals, rights holders, prize money and future sponsorship values, according to sports finance specialist Moisés Assayag. Assayag said clubs cannot immediately reduce squad costs to match lost income. He also said the foreign-player limit is due to fall from nine to five by 2030.
An economist’s estimate reported in the source says Flamengo, Corinthians and Palmeiras could lose R$695.5 million a year combined in betting sponsorship and stadium advertising revenue if Brazil’s provisional measure remains in force. The projections put potential revenue reductions at 26% for Flamengo, 23% for Corinthians and 22% for Palmeiras; they are not losses already recorded.
Flamengo, Corinthians and Palmeiras could lose a combined R$695.5m a year in sponsorship and stadium advertising revenue if Brazil's provisional measure on fixed-odds betting remains in force, according to an estimate by economist Cesar Grafietti. The figures are projections of the financial impact of removing betting-related revenue, not losses the clubs have already recorded.
Flamengo wore a protest message against Brazil’s fixed-odds betting ban during its match against Santos, reportedly as the Brazilian league resumed under the measure. The club estimates the ban could cost it up to BRL 430 million and has asked the Supreme Federal Court to review the measure; Betano’s logo has been removed from training shirts.