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On an unspecified date in 2026, Brazil's Ministry of Sport (MEsp) published Resolution MESP No. 27/2026 to regulate which sports modalities and sports practice entities may be subject to fixed-odds betting on real sporting events. The resolution was signed by Minister Paulo Henrique Cordeiro. Under the resolution, only sports and modalities expressly listed by MEsp may be subject to sports betting. The permitted list includes modalities recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), as well as sports included in the Pan American Games programme that do not coincide with the Olympic programme. The resolution also covers modalities practised by persons with disabilities, sports classified as having significant popularity, equestrian modalities recognised by law, and esports tournaments authorised or licensed by intellectual property rights holders of videogames. For esports specifically, tournaments may only be subject to betting when the developer or intellectual property rights holder provides a licence or authorisation. The resolution prohibits these actors from restricting betting activity to a single operator or imposing exclusivity, ensuring equitable access and free competition. The resolution prohibits betting on non-professional sporting events not officially recognised by competent entities, particularly those involving participants without links to recognised sports entities or outside professionalisation criteria. Betting on formative categories and events involving exclusively minors is also prohibited. MEsp clarified that the resolution does not constitute official recognition of the listed modalities but solely regulates which sports may form part of fixed-odds betting offerings under Law No. 14,790/2023 and Interministerial Resolution MF/MESP/AGU No. 28/2024. MEsp will maintain an updated list of permitted betting modalities.