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MPTCU asks Brazil’s audit court to require disclosure of betting-company owners

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office at Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (MPTCU) asked the TCU to require the Finance Ministry to disclose the owners and ultimate beneficiaries of online betting companies in authorisation records. In its 9 June filing, the MPTCU also sought scrutiny of any legal basis for redacting those names and requested further measures if the court finds the confidentiality practice unsupported.

The requested ruling could affect the disclosure of ownership information in betting-operator authorisation records.

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