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Predictus finds 10,627 lawsuits involving Brazilian betting firms

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Predictus identified 10,627 court cases involving Brazilian online betting operators from 2018 onwards, including 4,037 filed between January and May 2026 and 5,488 in 2025. Of 3,438 decided cases, bettors won fully or partly in 59.2%, while operators won 40.8%; 607 settlements were recorded. Withdrawal difficulties, account blocking and unilateral rule changes were among the main complaints.

The figures indicate growing litigation exposure around withdrawals, account restrictions and betting rules.

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Banco Central reports no Pix blocks linked to illegal betting

Brazil’s Banco Central said it received no communications from the SPA-MF and made no Pix account or key blocks linked to illegal betting after 25 September 2026. Resolução BCB 597 places responsibility for rejecting prohibited fixed-odds betting transactions on participating banks and payment institutions. The central bank said it has no centralised database of those blocks.

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