TLDR Brazil’s legal betting tax revenue rose from BRL3.1 billion (Jan-May 2025) to BRL5.89 billion during the same period in 2026. ANJL President Plínio Lemos Jorge says the growth shows the regulated market is working. The 2026 World Cup was the first played under Brazil’s new betting rules, and officials expect it boosted June revenue. New federal advertising rules aim to protect bettors, but some cities are passing their own ad bans, which ANJL says creates legal confusion. Illegal betting sites still make up close to half of Brazil’s online betting market, despite a new monitoring lab built with Anatel.
Brazil’s regulated sports betting market brought in far more tax money in the first five months of 2026 than it did a year earlier. That is according to Plínio Lemos Jorge, president of the National Association of Legal Gaming (ANJL).
Tax revenue climbed from BRL3.1 billion, or about $620 million, between January and May 2025. It reached BRL5.89 billion over the same months this year.
Lemos Jorge said the jump shows the legal market is growing and paying into public funds. He said the money benefits Brazilian society through tax collection.
World Cup Gave The Industry A Test Run
The 2026 World Cup took place while Brazil’s betting law was already in effect. It was the first World Cup played under the country’s regulated system.
Full revenue figures for June have not been released yet. Lemos Jorge said the tournament likely added to betting activity during that month.
Before the tournament started, regulators issued a rule called Technical Note 3620. It set requirements for advertising and marketing during the World Cup.
Betting companies also ran in-person events during the tournament. These included partnerships with bars and restaurants and giveaways of fan kits.
Lemos Jorge said these events