Macolin Convention technical body backs Brazil’s accession application
The Macolin Convention’s technical body issued a favourable opinion on Brazil’s application to join the treaty at a meeting on 4 and 5 December. A political opinion is due at a Council of Europe ministers’ meeting in the first quarter of 2026; a positive outcome would be followed by ratification in Brazil’s National Congress.
Accession could strengthen Brazil’s cooperation framework for preventing and addressing sports-result manipulation.