Brazilian sports ministry and Federal Police sign match-fixing cooperation agreement
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Brazil’s Ministry of Sports and Federal Police signed a technical cooperation agreement on 9 November to address manipulation of sports results and related fraud. The agreement runs for 60 months and provides for cooperation on prevention, identification, reporting and response, within each agency’s legal powers.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sports and Federal Police have signed a cooperation agreement to address manipulation of sports results. The agreement covers prevention, identification, reporting and response to match-fixing and other fraud affecting sporting competitions.
The joint actions will respect each agency’s legal authority, according to the agreement. The agreement has a 60-month term starting on the signing date.
On November 9, 2026, Sports Minister Paulo Henrique Perna Cordeiro and Federal Police Director-General Andrei Augusto Passos Rodrigues signed the document, according to the notice. The notice appeared in the Federal Official Gazette on Wednesday.