Brazil’s Senate was scheduled to consider a bill on 17 December that raises the tax on betting companies’ gross revenue from 12% to 15%. The Chamber had approved the measure, which also cuts some tax benefits by 10%; the Senate vote was the next legislative step.
Senate consideration could advance a bill that raises the tax rate on betting companies operating in Brazil.
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Federal prosecutor Fabiano de Moraes proposed increasing the share of fixed-odds betting tax revenue allocated to Brazil’s public health system during a public hearing in the Chamber of Deputies. The system currently receives 1% of online gambling revenue; Moraes argued that a larger allocation should fund prevention and treatment related to gambling problems.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned Complementary Law 224, raising the tax rate on betting gross revenue from 12% to 15% by 2028, the report says. The law takes effect in 2026 and makes financial and payment institutions jointly liable for taxes if, after formal notice, they allow transactions with unauthorised betting operators. The Finance Ministry is responsible for regulating those provisions.
Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee approved bill PL 5.473/2025, which would increase the state’s share of net fixed-odds betting revenue, according to the commentary. The text was presented on 2 December and also proposes changes to financial-sector contributions and a low-income tax regularisation programme.
Brazilian congressional leaders and the government were discussing whether to add higher taxes on betting companies and fintechs to a bill reducing tax benefits, according to the report. A Senate committee-approved proposal would raise the tax on betting companies’ gross revenue from 12% to 15% next year and 18% from 2028; the article said the bill’s rapporteur had not disclosed his plans. The proposal remained under negotiation.
Former Chamber of Deputies president Arthur Lira said the federal government should address illegal betting before increasing taxes on regulated operators in Brazil. He cited the rejection of a proposal to raise the tax on betting companies’ profits from 12% to 18%; other proposals would increase it to 24%.