Brazil’s federal government announced new measures to counter manipulation of sports results at a national meeting in Brasília on 28 April. The measures include a Federal Police system for analysing suspicious bets, a revised national manual and an online training course for public security agents.
The tools set out processes for public bodies to analyse and refer suspected sports-betting manipulation.
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Brazil’s ministries of sport, finance and justice established a national policy to prevent and combat manipulation of sports results through an interministerial decree, published on 2 April 2026 and effective from 31 March. The framework covers regulation, prevention, monitoring and enforcement, including betting-operator good practices; the finance ministry will oversee fixed-odds betting.
Brazil’s ministries of Sports, Treasury and Justice established a national policy to prevent and combat manipulation of sports results through an ordinance dated 25 March 2026. It requires authorised betting operators to detect unusual betting patterns and promptly report suspected manipulation, while assigning the Federal Police investigations with interstate or international reach.
Brazilian federal deputy Erika Hilton said on 23 June that she had petitioned the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office over betting advertising and odds promotion by commentators during sports broadcasts. The report says CazéTV had sponsorship agreements for the competition with KTO, bet365 and Betnacional, amid online criticism of betting promotions during its coverage.
The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued guidance highlighting manipulation risks in sports event contracts, including markets tied to injuries, unsportsmanlike conduct and officiating decisions. The advisory says contracts based on the aggregate performance of multiple participants over extended play are generally less vulnerable to manipulation, and encourages exchanges to consult agency staff early when designing higher-risk products.
Spain’s DGOJ said it chaired a COFAD meeting on preventing sports competition manipulation and betting fraud. Participants discussed underage online gambling, suspicious-betting alerts recorded in 2024 and 2025, market trends during 2025 and the level of participation in the SIGMA monitoring service.