Politics · Brazil · 1 day ago
Brazil blocks more than 47,000 illegal betting sites
Brazil’s federal government blocked more than 47,000 illegal betting sites by Friday, November 6.
The sites were blocked after the government banned the illegal betting operations.
The figure was provided by the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets, which is linked to Brazil’s Ministry of Finance.
The action concerns illegal online betting sites in Brazil, not all betting services.
The number shows the scale of sites affected by the ban.
The government’s betting authority reported the blocks; no further steps were specified.
Brazil has blocked more than 47,000 illegal betting sites, according to the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting.
The blocks followed a federal government prohibition on the sites.
The agency said the action had been carried out by Friday, November 6.
The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting is linked to Brazil’s Ministry of Finance.
- Who
- Brazil’s federal government blocked the sites, according to the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting.
- What
- More than 47,000 illegal betting sites were blocked.
- When
- By Friday, November 6; the article was published on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The blocks followed a prohibition on the illegal betting sites ordered by the federal government.
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More than 47,000 illegal betting sites had been blocked in Brazil following a federal government prohibition.
UOL reported the blocking figure, citing the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting.
- Blocked sites
- More than 47,000
- Country
- Brazil
- Reported as of
- Friday, November 6
- Reporting outlet
- UOL
- Agency
- Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA)