Location: Brazil
Brazil plans to tax revenue from sports betting firms at 15%
Brazil’s Finance Ministry is expected to levy a 15% tax on the revenue of sports betting companies, in addition to requiring a fee of... more
Football Confederation of Brazil seeks 4% betting fee for football rights
CBF, the Football Confederation of Brazil, has demanded that the government guarantee a larger share of revenues generated from a federally... more
Brazil’s finance minister seeks definitive tax terms for sports betting
Brazil’s sports betting prospects have received a boost this week, as Minister of Finance Fernando Haddad assured federal stakeholders that... more
New Brazil sports integrity body forms in wake of betting scandals
A consortium of organisations with a stake in Brazilian sports betting have announced the formation of a new non-profit Brazilian sports... more
Brazil to require online sports betting firms to be based in the country
Brazil will require sports betting companies operating in the country to also be headquartered in Brazil, in addition to creating oversight... more
Brazil to tax online sports betting, says finance minister
Brazil plans to start taxing sports betting and will propose the measure as early as this month, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on... more
Another state launches ‘sportsbook pilot’ as Brazil sees no path to national regime
Minas Gerais has become the latest Brazilian state to outline its commitment to launching an online gambling and sports betting regime.... more
Match-fixing scandals may clear path to Brazilian betting regulation
A breakthrough in Brazil’s sports betting impasse may be imminent, with one legal expert suggesting recent match-fixing incidents may... more
Brazilian Tourism Institute pushes for a gambling regulation
Marcelo Freixo, President of the Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur), has confirmed that the federal entity is closely following the... more
Entain thinks Brazil will regulate sports betting in 2023
Entain CEO Jette Nygaard-Anderson remains upbeat about the prospects of sports betting regulation in Brazil despite former President Jair... more

