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Brazilian Federal Police establishes unit for illegal betting and sports manipulation

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Brazil’s Federal Police established a division to investigate illegal betting and sports-result manipulation under an organisational restructuring formalised by a Justice Ministry ordinance dated 9 October and published on 13 October. The new division will operate under the General Coordination for the Repression of Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, supported by a Betting Analysis Service; the approved structure combines functions that an earlier proposal had separated.

The dedicated unit places betting investigations and sports-manipulation cases within a defined Federal Police structure.

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Brazil Supreme Court hears arguments on proposed online betting ban

Brazil’s Supreme Court held a public hearing on the future of President Lula da Silva’s provisional measure to close the online gambling and sports betting market; no decision had been made. Justice and health ministers and the attorney general defended the measure, while football representatives described financial risks, including Flamengo’s reported 430 million reais in annual revenue at stake.

No ruling has yet been issued on whether betting will be prohibited in Brazil, the country's Supreme Court having overseen a public consultation that ran beyond ten hours. During that session, Justice Luiz Fux took testimony from public bodies, industry associations and football clubs, who set out their positions on the effects of President Lula da Silva's provisional measure. That measure was designed to shut down Brazil's online gaming and sports betting market roughly two years after it had begun operating.

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