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Brazil updates eFX rules for betting-era payments while maintaining dedicated transaction classification for gaming flows BrazilBrazil’s Central Bank has approved a new package of rules for the eFX international payment service, tightening who can operate it and how funds must be handled, while the country’s foreign-exchange framework continues to use a dedicated classification code for “games and bets” transactions.May 7, 2026 -
Brazil spotlights new anti-match-fixing tools during national technical meeting in Brasília BrazilThe Brazilian federal government used the II Encontro Técnico Nacional sobre Combate à Manipulação de Resultados Esportivos, held in Brasília from April 28 to 30, to showcase a new package of systems, intelligence tools and institutional mechanisms designed to strengthen the country’s response to sports-betting-related match manipulation.May 2, 2026 -
ANJL and IBJR back Brazil’s new CMN resolution restricting prediction-market products BrazilTwo of the main associations representing Brazil’s fixed-odds betting market have endorsed the new National Monetary Council resolution that bans the offering and trading of derivatives tied to sports events, online games and political, electoral, social, cultural or entertainment themes, with the measure set to take effect on May 4.April 29, 2026 -
Brazil tightens crackdown on prediction markets as unregulated betting sites are blocked BrazilBrazil has moved against prediction-market operators that authorities say function like unlicensed betting businesses, escalating its enforcement campaign against digital gambling products outside the federal regulatory system.April 28, 2026 -
Brazil’s SPA and Ipea sign cooperation deal to monitor betting market and study social impacts BrazilBrazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting and the Institute for Applied Economic Research have signed a technical cooperation agreement aimed at building public monitoring indicators for the fixed-odds betting market and producing evidence-based studies on the sector’s socioeconomic effects.April 23, 2026 -
Brazil’s Justice Ministry challenges Google and Apple over illegal betting apps BrazilBrazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security has sent formal notices to Google Brasil and Apple after identifying more than 120 betting apps in the Play Store and App Store that were allegedly available without federal authorisation, raising new pressure on the role of digital platforms in policing the country’s regulated betting market.April 22, 2026 -
Brazil reportedly preparing presidential decree to tighten online betting rules BrazilBrazil’s federal government is reportedly drafting a new presidential decree that would impose fresh restrictions on online betting operators, with Casa Civil coordinating the work alongside the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Justice as Brasília shifts toward a tougher consumer-protection phase in the sector.April 20, 2026 -
Brazil updates authorized betting brands as Finance Ministry revises operator roster BrazilBrazil’s Ministry of Finance has published a new ordinance revising the list of brands allowed to operate in the country’s regulated betting market, showing that the government is still fine-tuning operator portfolios as the sector matures.April 7, 2026 -
Brazil launches national policy to combat match-fixing in sports betting BrazilBrazil has formally launched a new national policy aimed at preventing and combating the manipulation of sports results, creating a coordinated federal framework to protect the integrity of competitions as the country’s regulated betting market continues to evolve.April 6, 2026 -
Brazil reaffirms election betting ban as electoral court tightens digital platform rules BrazilBrazil’s Superior Electoral Court has reinforced the legal boundary around election-related betting while unveiling a broader package of digital platform rules for the 2026 vote, combining gambling restrictions with tougher oversight of AI tools, political content and online moderation.March 30, 2026
