Sportradar to ensure integrity throughout all sports in Brazil

Sportradar has signed a partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Sports, which is looking for technological avenues to protect sports integrity after the betting market launch this year. 

The new technical cooperation agreement will oversee information exchange related to the gambling market and the implementation of joint initiatives to fight match-fixing.

Andreas Krannich, EVP, Integrity and Regulatory Services, Sportradar commented: “Establishing this partnership with the Ministry of Sports is an important milestone in strengthening sports integrity in Brazil. 

“As a global integrity leader, leveraging cutting-edge technology to prevent and combat match-fixing, we believe that protecting competitions requires coordinated action between the public and private sectors. 

“Through this collaboration, Sportradar continues to reaffirm its commitment to a more transparent and safer sports environment for the athletes and all the stakeholders involved in Brazilian sport.”

Sports integrity a key focus for new regime

Sports safeguarding was written in as a key requirement of Brazil’s new ‘Bets’ regulatory regime, which governs the nationwide betting market launched on 1 January 2025.

This is not the first time that Sportradar has made moves around sports and betting integrity in Brazil. In April, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) extended its partnership with Sportradar, specifically leveraging the firm’s Sportradar Integrity and Regulatory Services.

Moreover, the new deal with the Ministry of Sports will see the sports technology company identify potentially suspicious activity through its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS). 

It will also provide education and training for Ministry of Sports personnel and staff focused on best practices in monitoring, identifying and investigating suspicious activities. The first workshop will be held today (15 May) and will also involve the Brazilian Ministry of Finance.

Prioritising protection

As the Brazil market continues its integrity efforts since its launch in January this year, several deals alike are being formed.

In recent weeks, Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) signed a five-year technical cooperation deal with the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF).

The deal now sees the solutions provider focus on identifying irregular betting activity in order to detect and stop efforts of manipulating outcomes.

Sportradar published a report earlier this year which revealed that the number of matches suspected of being manipulated worldwide dropped by 17% last year. 

Notably, in 2024, Brazil experienced a significant decrease in the number of suspicious football matches, with 53 less cases detected (a drop of 48%) compared to the year prior.