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Brazil Senate committee advances bill to ban betting and online gambling advertising, sponsorship and promotion BrazilThe Science and Technology Committee (CCT) approved a substitute text for PL 3,563/2024, sending the proposal to the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) for further analysis in a terminative vote track.February 6, 2026 -
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance opens public consultation to set rules for betting service providers in the fixed-odds market BrazilThe Secretariat of Prizes and Betting is collecting input for a new ordinance that will define how suppliers’ “operational capacity” will be recognised—an effort aimed at tightening the regulated ecosystem and reducing room for unlicensed platforms to rely on unchecked providers.February 2, 2026 -
BSOP Summer 2026 opens new Brazilian poker season in Costa do Sauípe BrazilThe 2026 Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) season gets underway this Friday, 23 January, with BSOP Summer at Costa do Sauípe in Bahia – a beachside festival that launches the new ranking race with more than 50 events on the schedule.January 26, 2026 -
Brazilian bill would use “bets tax” to fund income tax exemption for teachers BrazilBrazil’s Senate is examining Bill 5.143/2025, which proposes financing income tax relief for teachers earning up to R$10,000 a month by earmarking revenue from the federal tax on fixed-odds betting (bets).January 25, 2026 -
Brazil’s betting regulator rejects claims of fraud in central self-exclusion system BrazilBrazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has moved to reassure operators over alleged fraud in the national self-exclusion scheme, stressing that there are no official complaints recorded in the System of Betting Management (Sigap) about misuse of the tool.January 19, 2026 -
Brazil president approves gradual tax rise on gambling operators BrazilPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed Complementary Law No. 224, confirming a phased increase in tax on licensed betting operators from 12% of gross gaming revenue today to 15% by 2028, while tightening sanctions on those linked to illegal gambling.January 18, 2026 -
Brazil’s national self-exclusion portal hits 153,000 requests in first 20 days online BrazilLaunched in mid-December, Brazil’s centralised self-exclusion platform on the Ministry of Finance website has already received around 153,000 requests from people wanting to block their access to online betting sites, signalling a decisive shift toward nationwide responsible gambling controls.January 16, 2026 -
Neymar Jr banks R$350,000 with 4th-place finish in BSOP ONE Neymar Jr Edition Super High Roller Poker BrazilBrazil’s football icon opened the BSOP ONE Neymar Jr Edition in style, reaching the final table of the R$100,000 Super High Roller in São Paulo and securing a R$350,000 payout, while Will Arruda claimed the title and nearly R$900,000January 8, 2026 -
Brazil’s Supreme Court halts betting-account blocks for Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries BrazilBrazil’s Supreme Federal Court has temporarily suspended Ministry of Finance rules forcing betting operators to block and close existing accounts held by Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries, while keeping a ban on new registrations in place until a full hearing in February 2026January 6, 2026 -
Brazil clarifies income tax rules on online betting and fantasy sports winnings BrazilBrazil’s Federal Revenue Service (RFB) has issued Normative Instruction No. 2,299, shifting individual income tax on online betting to an annual net-winnings basis and creating a new “ComprovaBet” statement that operators must provide to bettors.December 31, 2025
