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The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) warns that the effectiveness of the financial protection measures included in Desenrola 2.0 fundamentally depends on a strict crackdown on the illegal betting market. It is also important to highlight that in 2025, bets placed on licensed platforms accounted for only 0.46% of household consumption in the country […]

The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) views as positive Resolution No. 5,298 of the National Monetary Council (CMN), published on April 24, 2026, which establishes clear limits for the organization and operation of the derivatives market in the country. By preventing sports events, online games, and political or cultural themes from being used as

The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) shares the concerns of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva regarding the well-being of Brazilian families and reaffirms that regulation is the safest and most effective tool to protect society. Shutting down the legal market would not eliminate public demand but would instead push all activity into the

The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) warns of the potential development of prediction markets in Brazil, including through channels associated with the capital markets. When a consumer assumes risk conditioned on the uncertain outcome of a sporting event, we are dealing with a bet, regardless of the label, technology, or contractual structure used. Presenting

A new study by LCA Economic Consulting, in partnership with IBJR, shows that the tax burden on the regulated market has already exceeded BRL 10 billion and is expected to rise by ten percentage points by 2033. São Paulo, February 9, 2025 — The month of January marked the completion of the first full year

The IBJR — Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming — vehemently repudiates the approval of Cide-Bets by the Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), considering it a measure that will strengthen organized crime. Under the pretext of financing public security, the proposal makes a historic mistake: it grants clandestine platforms — many financed by criminal factions

Note on the Creation of the Cide-Bets   The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) recognizes the importance of the ongoing debate in the National Congress on new ways to finance public policies. However, it warns that the creation of the Cide-Bets—by substantially increasing the tax burden on a newly regulated sector—risks producing effects contrary

Note on the dossier by the Institute for Studies on Public Health Policy (IEPS)   The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) publicly challenges the methodology and conclusions presented in the dossier prepared by the Institute for Studies on Public Health Policy (IEPS), which has recently circulated in the press. While a debate on public

Decision of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs   The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) acknowledges and welcomes the efforts demonstrated by the Senate’s Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) in combating the illegal market. The organization also understands that the persistent push to increase the tax burden on platforms that operate legally in the