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Brazilian ministries agree five-year cooperation on betting harm

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Brazil’s Finance and Health ministries signed a 60-month cooperation agreement on 11 December to address problems linked to fixed-odds betting. The agreement provides for information-sharing between their departments, proposals for consumer good practice and training for public health professionals; the Health Ministry said the work would include identifying compulsive behaviour.

The agreement sets a five-year framework for government information-sharing, prevention and treatment related to betting harms.

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Brazilian industry representatives warn betting ban could expand illegal market

Industry representatives warned at a Supreme Federal Court hearing in Brazil that the betting ban could shift activity to unlicensed operators. The Ministry of Justice said it had requested the removal of 36,905 websites between 25 September and 29 October; representatives also said betting volumes fell 32% in the latest three-month data compared with a year earlier.

A debate has intensified in Brazil over whether the betting ban protects consumers or steers gambling toward unregulated operators. The matter featured at a Supreme Federal Court (STF) public hearing on Tuesday. At that hearing, 34 entities discussed Provisional Measure 1.394, the measure that banned betting in Brazil.

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