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CBF, the Confederation of Brazilian Football will enforce a ban on unlicensed betting sponsorships from 11 October, applied across all levels of Brazilian football. Yesterday, the CBF, the governing body of professional football in Brazil, issued a statement to clubs and leagues confirming its decision to enforce the ban from 11 October onwards. Clubs and leagues were instructed to terminate …

Sportradar has confirmed the appointment of Felippe Marchetti as Integrity Partnerships Manager for Brazil, helping the NASDAQ tech group scale its integrity and intelligence capabilities for South America’s biggest sports market. Marchetti is experienced in the governance of Brazilian pro-sports, having previously served as a researcher for the Brazil’s Ministry of Sport and as an independent sports integrity consultant deeply …

Football is ingrained in Brazil’s history, heritage and culture. Ricardo Pisani, Business Development Manager at Genius Sports, states that engaging Brazil’s football audiences will be a challenge for bookmakers like no other…   No other country on earth has won more World Cups than Brazil. Brazilians have a saying that while basketball and volleyball are the country’s top sports, football …

In a push for strengthened integrity in Brazil’s rising sports betting market, Eduardo Gussem has been appointed as Integrity Officer of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The appointment comes ahead of a crucial vote this week concerning the proposed legal sports betting in the country. Legislators will decide on Wednesday 29 November on the final framework of Brazil’s betting regulation. …

Brazilian football clubs have unified in protest against amendments endorsed by the Senate Sports Committee review of the Federal Sports Betting and Online Gambling Bill – PL 3626/2023. .  Yesterday, 34 Brazilian professional football clubs, including those from the Brazilian Football League (Libra) and the Liga Forte União (LFU), signed a petition urging the Senate to reject Amendment 38-U. This …

The Sports Commission of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil has demanded that national stakeholders come together this September to discuss the integrity concerns of Brazilian football. Brasília will host its ‘Sports Integrity Week‘ in September, during which the Sports Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) will present its ‘independent integrity report’ on Brazilian football (5 September). The event has been organised …

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is seeking to extend the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STDJ) to be expanded globally after sending a letter to FIFA. The developments comes after 15 Brazilian players have been charged for fraudulent activities since the STDJ enforcement came in, and now the CBF wants the law to be enacted to all 211 FIFA federations. The law would mean …

Yesterday afternoon, Brazil’s federal government notified agencies of its imminent plans to publish provisional measures required to regulate a fixed-odds sports betting market.  Via SBCNoticias, further developments have been uncovered in relation to the regulatory development of Brazil’s pending sports betting regime, with measures drafted by the Ministry of Finance and due to be endorsed by President Lula da Silva. …

The Federal Government of Brazil has informed stakeholders and agencies about its imminent proposal to regulate a fixed-odds sports betting regime. A provisional notice has been published on the government’s website, outlining the proposed rules and measures drafted by the Ministry of Finance. These measures aim to regulate Brazilian sports betting. The proposal will engage multiple ministries, including Planning, Management, …

Addressing London’s LIDE ‘Brazil Business Leaders’ Conference on 21 April, Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco underscored the fiscal importance of implementing a federal sports betting regime.  The legalisation of sports betting was branded as a key component of President Lula da Silva’s ‘revenue strategy’, which aims to raise “potentially over RL100 bn ($18 bn) in 2023”. Pacheco revealed that the Senate …