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MPTCU asks Brazil’s TCU to require transparency in betting authorisations

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Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts’ public prosecutor, the MPTCU, asked the TCU to direct the Finance Ministry to publish betting authorisation files without broadly redacting owners’ and ultimate beneficiaries’ names. The representation, signed on 9 June, argues that those identities should be public; the source does not state the TCU’s response.

The request could affect how betting operators’ ownership information is disclosed in Brazil’s authorisation process.

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Brazil's TCU dismisses complaint over government response to illegal betting

Brazil's Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) unanimously dismissed a complaint alleging federal inaction over illegal betting, ruling that it did not identify a specific unlawful act or an unfulfilled duty. The court noted that the Ministry of Finance's betting secretariat had monitored and acted against unauthorised operators before Provisional Measure 1.394/2026; the measure remains subject to congressional review.

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