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Brazilian ministries launch betting health observatory and five-year cooperation

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Brazil’s Health and Finance ministries launched a joint observatory on electronic betting and signed a five-year cooperation agreement on 3 December 2025. The agreement provides for data sharing, public-health support and operator good-practice guidance; from 10 December, users will be able to block access to licensed betting sites through a government self-exclusion system.

The agreement establishes data-sharing and support measures relevant to betting operators and people experiencing gambling-related harm.

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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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