Brazil has introduced a new set of measures aimed at strengthening integrity in sport, combining monitoring technology, education and coordinated enforcement to address match-fixing risks.
A central component is an integrity platform developed in partnership with the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), with technical support from Sportradar.
The initiative, supported by the Federal Government, includes the rollout of new tools designed to prevent, detect and investigate manipulation of sporting results.
According to Brazilian news outlets, the platform is intended to educate athletes and stakeholders across the sports ecosystem, with a particular focus on awareness and prevention.
As reported by ANJL President Plínio Lemos Jorge, the initiative seeks to highlight the consequences of involvement in manipulation schemes, both for individual careers and for the credibility of sport more broadly.
“The objective of the platform is to alert athletes that those who participate in manipulation schemes harm their careers and the entire sports ecosystem, which loses credibility,” said Jorge.
Authorities noted that younger athletes and those in development categories are considered particularly vulnerable to coercion, making targeted education a priority.
“On the bettors’ side, those most affected are those committed to integrity, who place their bets in good faith and later discover they were deceived because a criminal group interfered with the result.”
The program also incorporates collaboration with law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Police, alongside the use of data monitoring systems to identify suspicious betting patterns and potential integrity breaches.
The announcement comes as Brazil continues to intensify oversight across its betting and sports sectors. Industry representatives, including ANJL, have recently aligned with Government enforcement actions against unlicensed activity, including the blocking of prediction market platforms, mentioning risks such as fraud, collusion and lack of regulatory oversight.
ANJL has also recently requested clarification from a survey linking betting activity to household indebtedness in Brazil
