VBET Brasil announced Fábio Tibéria as vice-president of its local operations in Brazil on 26 November 2025. The company said he would contribute to its agreement with the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP).
The appointment places a named executive in charge of VBET’s local operations and its work connected to the BSOP agreement.
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Confederação Brasileira de Futebol vice-president Michelle Ramalho called for stricter laws against unlicensed betting operators during a Lisbon forum panel on 2 June, according to the report. Superbet chief executive Alexandre Fonseca and Betano Brasil public affairs director Guilherme Figueiredo also discussed regulated betting, consumer protections and financial restrictions. Ramalho argued that legal operators face unfair competition from illegal platforms.
President Lula issued a provisional measure immediately banning online betting operations in Brazil. Licensed sites face blocking from 6 October, and Congress has 120 days to ratify or amend the measure. Betano is preparing legal action, while Allwyn and Entain have outlined potential effects on their forecasts.
On Friday, with the country's general election two days away, President Lula signed a provisional measure that halts online betting sites in Brazil with immediate effect. Licensed operators will be blocked from 6 October, and customers have until the preceding day to ask for their money back. Any funds still held after that deadline must be credited by the sites to registered accounts during the window of 9 to 14 October. Because the instrument is provisional, Congress must review it, ratifying or amending it inside 120 days.
The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) announced Carlos Lima as its new executive president. Co-founder Andre Gelfi will remain on the board as a director, the organisation said.
Rio de Janeiro governor Cláudio Castro dismissed Hazenclever Lopes Cançado as LOTERJ president and appointed vice-president Fabíola Esteves to the role on 20 March. Esteves said she would continue the authority’s work on regulation and combating illegal gambling; Cançado plans to focus on a pre-campaign for federal deputy.
Rio de Janeiro governor Cláudio Castro appointed Fabiola Esteves Rocha president of the state lottery authority, LOTERJ, after Hazenclever Lopes Cançado left the post at his own request. The appointments were published in an extra edition of the state’s official gazette on 20 March; Rocha had been LOTERJ’s vice-president.