Provisional Measure 1.182/23: The First Step for the Regulation of Sports Betting in Brazil

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Udo Seckelmann[i] Pedro Heitor[ii] On 25 July 2023, Brazil’s President signed the Provisional Measure nr. 1.182/2023 (hereinafter the “MP”)[iii], which constitutes a ‘kickoff’ for the regulation of fixed-odds sports betting in Brazil. The MP’s focus is to amend some provisions of the Federal Law nr. 13.756/2018, which legalized fixed-odds sports betting in Brazil and permitted…