Legislation

Debate in Brazil's Congress: to ban or to supervise sports betting?

Friday 25 de April 2025 / 12:00

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(Brasilia).- The Sports Commission is debating bills to restrict sports betting advertising at a public hearing

Debate in Brazil's Congress: to ban or to supervise sports betting?

The Sports Commission discussed, in a public hearing, two bills that ban advertising for fixed-odds bets, in which the bettor tries to predict the outcome of sporting events (PL 3405/2023 and PL 2985/2023). 

Psychiatrist Hermano Tavares said it was necessary to ban this type of advertising in order to tackle a ‘calamitous’ situation, while Heloísa Diniz, from ABFS, advocated more oversight of the sector, rather than an end to these commercials. For Senator Carlos Portinho (PL-RJ), the federal government is silent on regulating the sector.

Continue reading the transcription of the debate here.

Categoría:Legislation

Tags: Sin tags

País: Brazil

Región: South America

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