Brazil's Senate Economic Affairs Committee approved a bill on 2 December to raise the tax on fixed-odds betting companies, according to the committee report. The proposed rate would rise from 12% to 15% in 2026 and 2027, then to 18% in 2028. The bill now goes to the Chamber of Deputies unless an appeal sends it to a Senate plenary vote.
Operators would face higher contributions on betting revenue if the bill becomes law.
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Brazil's Senate approved PLP 128/2025 on 17 December, sending it to the president for sanction. The bill raises tax rates on fixed-odds online betting from 12% to 13% in 2026, 14% in 2027 and 15% in 2028; half of the increase is allocated to social security and half to health measures.
The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) said higher taxes on regulated betting platforms could weaken licensed operators and encourage illegal activity. Citing an LCA Consultoria Financeira study, the association said unauthorised platforms account for 41% to 51% of bets in Brazil, with about R$40bn in annual activity and an estimated R$10.8bn in lost tax revenue. IBJR called for enforcement against illegal platforms and support for the regulated market.
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Finance and Taxation Committee is holding a hearing on betting tax collection on 20 May, at the request of deputies Paulo Guedes and Marussa Boldrim. Guedes said the hearing will examine possible gaps in tax assessment, payment and distribution, alongside tax rates, calculation bases and collection methods.
Brazil’s Senate Sports Committee approved bill PL 6124/2025, which proposes directing part of tax revenue from licensed sports betting to the Brazilian Military Sports Commission. The proposal estimates an allocation of BRL 0.30 to BRL 0.40 per BRL 1,000 in regulated betting income. It is expected to proceed to the Senate’s Committee on Economic Affairs.
Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee approved bill PL 5,473/2025 on 2 December by 23 votes to one, proposing a gradual increase in gambling tax. The rate would rise from 12% to 15% in 2026 and 2027, then to 18% in 2028; the bill now proceeds to the Chamber of Deputies unless an appeal stops its progress in the Senate.