Brazilian Senate committee advances bill to ban betting advertising and sponsorships

Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA-MF) will join the interinstitutional committee overseeing the ban on fixed-odds betting, which is coordinated by the Casa Civil, citing Metrópoles. The committee already includes representatives from the Communications Secretariat, the Attorney General's Office, the Justice and Sports ministries, the Central Bank, COAF, the Federal Police, Anatel and the ANPD. The Finance Ministry said the committee will maintain a unified register of domains, apps and payment accounts and set protocols for blocking sites and halting financial flows.

Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA-MF) will join the Interinstitutional Committee for Oversight of the Exploitation and Advertising of Illegal Fixed-Odds Betting, which is coordinated by the Casa Civil, citing Metrópoles. The committee already includes representatives of the Communications Secretariat, the Attorney General's Office, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the Ministry of Sport, the Central Bank, the Financial Activities Control Council (COAF), the Federal Police, Anatel and the National Data Protection Agency (ANPD).