VaideBet and Clube do Remo formalised a commercial partnership for the 2026 season, with the betting company associating its brand with the Brazilian football club. The terms and financial value were not stated.
The agreement adds a betting company as a commercial partner of Clube do Remo for the 2026 season.
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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets authorised BPX Bets Sports Group to offer fixed-odds sports betting and online games, under a decree published on 9 March, the authority’s notice said. The authorisation covers the Vaidebet, Betpix365 and Obabet brands, online and in-person, until 31 December 2029. It replaces an authorisation issued in March 2025 following a court order.
Brazil’s Senate Science and Technology Committee approved a proposal to ban betting advertising nationwide, sending it to the Constitution and Justice Committee for review. The proposed restrictions would extend across media and sponsorships; the source estimates losses of more than R$842 million for Série A clubs alone.
Six of Brazil’s 20 top-flight football clubs began the season without a betting sponsor on their kits, according to a report published on 29 January. The report said clubs received an estimated BRL1 billion from betting sponsorships in 2025; licensed operators became the only firms eligible to sponsor in Brazil when regulation took effect on 1 January 2025.
A judge at Pernambuco’s 12th Criminal Court transferred the Esportes da Sorte investigation to the Federal Court, citing evidence of alleged crimes with transnational implications, including currency evasion and tax evasion. The state Public Ministry had sought to archive the case for lack of evidence and argued that fixed-odds betting and online gaming are legal.
Betsson said it received a full licence to operate in Brazil, valid for five years from 25 February. The authorisation followed provisional approval while the company completed technical certifications. Separately, a court order authorised BPX Bets Sports Group to offer fixed-odds betting provisionally through VaideBet, BetPix365 and ObaBet; the SPA subsequently authorised the three brands.