A labour court in São Paulo rejected SINCOESP’s challenge to the formation of SINDIBETS, finding the sports betting and online gaming operators’ union legitimate. SINCOESP had argued that the new union duplicated its representation, while SINDIBETS maintained that fixed-odds betting constituted a distinct economic activity.
The ruling supports a separate union representing sports betting and online gaming operators in São Paulo.
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São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas said on 30 September that emergency credit for football clubs affected by Brazil’s betting ban would not take priority for state support, reportedly. He said other businesses and sectors had greater needs, citing merchants, companies facing US tariffs and rural agriculture affected by climate-related disasters. Clubs were assessing potential sponsorship losses at a meeting hosted by the São Paulo Football Federation.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva scheduled an event in São Paulo for 25 September to present a provisional measure on betting, according to the report. The government had not confirmed its contents; the report said officials expected it to impose a complete ban on betting platforms and online casinos.
São Paulo football clubs and betting executives met on 11 September to discuss proposed municipal advertising restrictions. Bill 560/2025 would prohibit betting promotion at city events, with potential fines reaching R$50,000. The report cited Globo Esporte’s estimate that betting sponsorships generate around R$350m annually for Corinthians, Palmeiras and São Paulo.
Representatives of Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos and Juve de Mooca gathered with betting industry executives at the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF) headquarters on Friday, 11 September, a report said. The purpose was to discuss how the clubs should react to plans to limit betting advertising in the city. According to the report, the clubs' central concern is Bill 560/2025, and a vote at the São Paulo City Council could come as early as the following week.
Reportedly, Major São Paulo football clubs held an emergency meeting over a possible sports betting advertising ban. Representatives included Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo.
A Cruz Consulting survey found that 83.47% of federal social programme beneficiaries in Greater São Paulo had never used betting platforms. The research examined betting among recipients of federal social support.