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Brazilian government task force faces scrutiny over claims on illegal betting

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Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security convened officials on 29 September to present the first account of a task force established under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026. A fact-check of the briefing said existing laws and rules already required financial institutions to block accounts linked to irregular operators, and challenged claims about the measure’s effects on payment activity; the Central Bank did not confirm that the measure caused the reported decline.

The disputed claims concern how Brazil’s rules and enforcement measures affect payment processing for illegal betting operators.

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Brazilian agencies report no impact studies on betting ban

Brazil’s Planning Ministry, Federal Revenue study centre and Civil Office reportedly disclosed that they had no impact study or estimate on the betting prohibition. The responses covered assessments of the policy and, in the Revenue centre’s case, documents produced after the measure was published.

Brazil's Planning Ministry, the Federal Revenue's tax and customs studies centre (CETAD) and the Civil Office of the Presidency did not present any study, technical note or impact estimate of the betting prohibition, according to the report. Their responses came to freedom-of-information requests that were filed on 20 September.

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