The Minister of Sports, André Fufuca, participated in the CBF Academy Summit, where he highlighted the importance of regulating sports betting in Brazil. For him, with a legalized and supervised system, it is possible to ensure legal security and preserve the credibility of football. A panel addressed the topic, with the presence of the Secretary of Prizes and Betting, Regis Dudena, and the lawyer Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni (ANJL).
The event organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation brought together players from the entire football ecosystem in Brazil, including leaders, coaches, and players from the sports betting market. The Minister of Sports, André Fufuca, praised the regulation of sports betting in Brazil as a way to bring transparency to the activity.
“Regulation will allow for stricter control, increasing transparency and protecting the rights of consumers and athletes. With a legalized and supervised system, we can ensure legal security, improve tax collection, and preserve the credibility of our football,” explained Fufuca.
“These measures are fundamental to maintaining public trust in sports and ensuring that competitions continue to celebrate skill, effort, and dedication,” stated the Minister of Sports.
In the panel on the future of sports betting in Brazil, the Secretary of Prizes and Betting (SPA), Regis Dudena, highlighted the “arduous work that the Ministry of Finance team has been doing throughout the year to ensure a regulated market with good practices regarding sports integrity".
Dudena gave an account of the entire process that led to the regulation and that the Prizes and Betting Secretariat is now notifying the companies that have presented themselves to the government so that they deliver the last documents and pay the grant fee for the start of the regulated operation, on January 1, 2025.
The lawyer Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni, from the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), reinforced what the entity has been defending since its foundation. “Sports betting is a reality and the companies that have presented themselves to the SPA operate according to the best international practices and seek, like the sports entities, to curb any practice that tarnishes football”.
For him, sports integrity, as well as rules of responsible gaming and advertising, are part of the policy adopted by the ANJL members with the aim of making the activity transparent and a strong contributor to society through the generation of employment and income.
Brunno Carmona Calado, regulatory and public affairs senior manager of Kaizen Gaming (Betano), emphasized the importance of sports integrity and good practices, “always adopted by Kaizen Gaming worldwide and also here in Brazil, with Betano”.
“With the regulation of sports betting in Brazil, we are moving swiftly towards a transparent, fair environment with legal security for operators and to ensure we contribute to the future of the sector in the country”.
Source: GMB
