Senator Renan Calheiros cancelled the Economic Affairs Committee session scheduled for 18 November to consider a bill that would raise tax on online betting from 12% to 24%. He said the vote was moved to the following Tuesday after the Senate president relayed that the proposal lacked support in the Chamber of Deputies.
The proposed tax increase could change operators’ tax obligations if the bill advances.
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Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies president, Hugo Motta, said he would set a date with party leaders for a vote on the Antifaction Bill during the week of 15 December 2025. The Senate-approved text proposes a temporary 15% contribution on transactions by individuals to online betting companies and returns to the Chamber for further consideration.
Brazilian lawmakers postponed a vote on the Antifaction Bill until 2026, after the Senate approved it the previous week. The bill would impose a 15% tax on deposits at licensed platforms, with estimated annual revenue of BRL30 billion directed to the National Public Security Fund. Workers’ Party leader Lindbergh Farias said the issue needed more debate.
Brazil's Senate Constitution and Justice Committee approved the base text of the Public Security constitutional amendment without a provision directing betting revenue to security funds, according to a report. The removed provision would have allocated 30% of fixed-odds betting revenue, after specified deductions, to the National Public Security Fund and National Penitentiary Fund. Further amendments were expected to be considered after the elections.
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.