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Brazil collects R 3.3bn from betting operators as regulated market enters global top five BrazilFrom January to September 2025, Brazil’s regulated sports betting and online gaming sector generated R$27.7bn in gross gaming revenue and R$3.3bn in federal taxes and levies, confirming the country’s rapid ascent into the world’s top five betting markets.December 11, 2025 -
Brazil launches joint Health–Finance action plan to tackle harms from electronic games and ‘bets’ BrazilBrazil’s Health and Finance ministries have unveiled a joint package of measures to curb addiction to electronic games and fixed-odds betting, including a national self-exclusion system and new mental-health services aimed at reducing physical, psychological and financial harm.December 7, 2025 -
Brazil Senate committee backs phased GGR tax hike to 18% by 2028 BrazilBrazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee has approved a compromise bill to raise the federal tax on gross gaming revenue from 12% to 15% in 2026–2027 and 18% from 2028, tightening the fiscal framework for licensed betting and iGaming operators while avoiding an immediate doubling of the rateDecember 6, 2025 -
Brazil weighs new 15% betting tax to fund prison expansion and strengthen public security BrazilBrazil is moving forward with a proposal that could reshape its online betting market and redirect hundreds of millions of dollars toward the country’s public security system. A new 15% tax on wagers placed through online betting platforms has been incorporated into the Senate’s Anti-Faction Bill (PL Antifacção)December 3, 2025 -
Brazil’s sports betting market records explosive 17,962% growth, signaling a new era for the national gaming economy BrazilBrazil’s sports betting sector is undergoing an unprecedented expansion, with recent financial data indicating a staggering 17,962% increase in transaction volume over recent years — a rate that places the industry among the fastest-growing segments of the Brazilian economyDecember 2, 2025 -
Brazil moves to establish national legal framework for state and municipal lotteries with new bill PL 5982/2025 BrazilBrazil is taking a significant step toward creating a unified regulatory structure for state and municipal lotteries as Congressman Marangoni (UNIÃO/SP) formally introduces bill PL 5982/2025 in the Chamber of DeputiesDecember 1, 2025 -
São Paulo to dismiss former councilman Marlon Farias Luz from adviser post following illegal raffle investigation BrazilThe Municipality of São Paulo has confirmed that former city councillor Marlon Farias Luz will be dismissed from his BR 28,000 (US $5,230) per-month adviser position after an internal investigation uncovered alleged involvement in an illegal raffle schemeNovember 29, 2025 -
Brazil police arrest state deputy’s relatives in illegal gambling crackdown BrazilPolice in Brazil have arrested relatives of a state deputy as part of a sweeping crackdown on an illegal gambling ring — seizing cash, weapons and illicit gambling machines while intensifying enforcement against unregulated betting activitiesNovember 27, 2025 -
Brazil postpones vote on sportsbook tax hike proposal as sector opposition intensifies BrazilThe Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) has once again delayed the vote on Senator Renan Calheiros’ bill to increase taxes on sports betting operators, leaving the proposal without a new date for analysisNovember 26, 2025 -
Brazil Senate cancels vote on PL 5,473/2025, the bill that doubles sports-betting tax and raises levies on fintechs BrazilThe Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) of Brazil’s Federal Senate has canceled the vote on Bill 5,473/2025, which was scheduled for Tuesday (18). A new voting date has not yet been setNovember 20, 2025
