TLDR Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a new law directing betting revenue to a federal police fund. The law gives Funapol 3% of all fixed-odds betting revenue collected in Brazil. An extra BRL 200 million from the National Treasury will also go to Funapol during 2026. The law resulted from joint work between the Ministries of Justice, Planning, and Finance. Officials say the funding will support equipment, operations, and welfare for federal police.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law in Brazil that changes how betting revenue is used in the country. The law sends a share of the money collected from the fixed-odds betting market straight to a fund for the Federal Police.
The fund is called Funapol, short for the Fund for the Equipment and Operationalisation of the Federal Police’s Core Activities. It supports the day to day work of Brazil’s federal law enforcement agency.
The Federal Senate passed the bill on July 8. From that point, it only needed the president’s signature to become law.
Lula signed the measure at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia. He said the plan came from combined work between the Ministries of Justice and Public Security, Planning and Budget, and Finance.
How the Funding Works
Under the new rules, Funapol will receive 3% of all revenue generated by the fixed-odds betting market in Brazil. This applies across the regulated betting sector nationwide.
The law also adds a one time boost. An extra BRL 200 million from the National Treasury’s unrestricted budget will be transferred to Funapol during 2026.
Lula pointed out that this funding boost did not originate as a request from the Federal Police or Congress. Instead, it came together through coordination between government ministries.
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