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Brazilian lawmakers propose higher taxes on betting companies

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Brazilian lawmakers from parties across the political spectrum have introduced proposals to raise taxes on betting companies, according to a media report. Nearly 200 bills concerning betting were presented in 2024 and 2025, while a proposed increase in gross-revenue tax from 12% to 18% was removed from a provisional measure that the Chamber of Deputies later rejected.

Operators and investors face uncertainty over renewed proposals to raise betting taxes after the provisional measure failed.

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Brazilian betting companies oppose proposed tax increase in Senate

A proposal to double the tax on betting companies’ gross revenue remains before Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee, with no date set for a vote. Betting-sector companies oppose the measure, while the National Confederation of Industry supports creating a tax on online betting; the proposal would not require a Senate plenary vote if approved by the committee.

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