Brazilian authorities have intensified their crackdown on illegal betting.
Following the publication of MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited the exploration, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting in the country, the Ministries of Justice and Public Security and Finance had requested the removal of 5,209 domains linked to illegal betting.
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has so far ordered the removal of 2,387 of them.
The domains were identified by the MJSP’s National Secretariat for Digital Rights and the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), which are consolidating the list to support further blocking and accountability measures.
The operation has also moved beyond betting websites. Authorities removed 300 Facebook pages and 90 Instagram profiles used to promote or facilitate access to illegal bets. The Cyber Operations Laboratory (Ciberlab) has also begun targeting betting-related content on TikTok.
On Telegram, Government action has reached more than 1 million members and users of channels, groups and profiles linked to illegal bets. A separate government report identified a network with 212,000 users being monitored.
The authorities also notified 186 betting apps for removal from Apple and Google stores, with the deadline set for October 6.
Eight major platforms, Google, Meta, YouTube, X, Telegram, TikTok, Kwai and Discord, were notified to remove advertising for illegal bets within 10 days.
The crackdown comes as authorities monitor how quickly the illegal market adapts to the new rules. The Ciberlab also identified betting advertising continuing to circulate on Google, Meta and TikTok, including promotions offering bonuses and incentives for new registrations.
The government identified Telegram promotions promising “260% monthly profit”, betting “robots” and claimed success rates of up to 99.8%
