The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) announced Carlos Lima as its new executive president. Co-founder Andre Gelfi will remain on the board as a director, the organisation said.
The appointment changes leadership at an industry body engaging with Brazilian authorities on regulated betting.
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The IBJR said its monitoring and economic simulation identified 60,477 suspected betting sites in Brazil, with data updated to 27 October. It estimated annualised clandestine-market GGR at R$56bn, up from R$27.9bn, but said the 101% increase was a simulation rather than a direct market measurement. The report also said 85 federal authorisations covering 82 companies expired on 25 October after a 30-day period.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its LegitBet monitoring system identified 60,477 suspected betting sites operating in Brazil after the federal government's provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting. The institute estimated that the clandestine market may have grown 101% since 25 September, with data updated to 27 October, according to the IBJR.
The IBJR said its monitoring had identified 60,477 suspected betting addresses in Brazil since it began tracking them after the betting prohibition. Its LegitBet system found betting-operation indicators on 34,134 sites, while the IBJR noted that these were database entries, not necessarily newly created sites, and did not replace authority reviews.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its monitoring had identified 60,477 addresses suspected of offering betting since it began tracking them after betting was prohibited in Brazil. In 34,134 of those sites, the institute's LegitBet system found elements characteristic of betting operations, such as bonus offers, Pix payments and registration forms, according to the institute. The data was updated to Tuesday 27 October.
Brazil’s betting market is awaiting a decision by Supreme Federal Court Justice Luiz Fux on challenges to a government provisional measure banning sports betting, the IBJR said. The association’s president, Carlos Lima, said more than 3,500 people had lost jobs since the measure was signed on 25 September. The Finance Ministry had not formally issued the planned cancellation of operators’ authorisations; it said remaining obligations run until 15 December 2026.
Brazil's betting market is waiting for a decision by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Luiz Fux, the rapporteur of cases challenging a provisional measure signed by the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that bans sports betting in the country, the IBJR said. The association's president, Carlos Lima, said more than 3,500 people have lost jobs in the sector since the measure was signed on 25 September. The Finance Ministry has not formally issued the cancellation of operators' authorisations, which had been expected on 25 October.
Brazil’s 85 federal betting authorisations, held by 82 companies, expired on 25 October when the 30-day period under Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 ended. Each authorisation cost R$30 million, with a further R$5 million security deposit, and nearly 190 brands lost authorisation without reimbursement. Congress must analyse the measure by 25 November unless the deadline is extended; the Supreme Federal Court’s ruling could also affect the legal position.
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said consumers should not pay fees or share personal or banking details in response to messages seeking payment to release betting balances. The SPA said it had received no report about the specific fraud but confirmed that Caixa Econômica Federal would handle refunds and that payment methods used by fraudsters were under investigation.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has told consumers not to pay fees or provide personal or banking details in response to messages demanding payment to release betting balances, the regulator said. The SPA said it had not received reports about the specific fraud, but reiterated that no fee is foreseen for the return of funds to bettors. The return of remaining balances will be handled exclusively by Caixa Econômica Federal, according to the secretariat.