Brazil redirects up to 3% of fixed-odds betting revenue to the Federal Police fund from 2026

Brazil has added a new public beneficiary for regulated betting revenue. Under Law No. 15.480/2026, signed on July 30, 1% of the gross betting revenue will go to Funapol in 2026, rising to 2% in 2027 and 3% from 2028. For operators and PSPs, the point is simple: the Brazilian market is moving further into the formal tax-and-allocation machinery, with another line item attached to licensed activity.

1. Law No. 15.480/2026 directs a share of revenue from fixed-odds betting to the Fundo para Aparelhamento e Operacionalização das Atividades-fim da Polícia Federal (Funapol), the fund used to support the Federal Police in Brazil. The law sets the allocation at 1% in 2026, 2% in 2027, and 3% from 2028, after the deductions already provided for in legislation.
2. The new allocation expands the list of public purposes tied to regulated betting revenue in Brazil. The source text says these funds already reach areas such as education, sport, and health, while the state decides how the money is distributed and applied.
3. The change lands in the middle of Brazil’s new betting framework. Since January 2025, only companies authorized by the Federal Government may operate fixed-odds betting nationwide, within a regime that includes tax obligations, advertising rules, bettor identification mechanisms, anti-money laundering policies, sports integrity requirements, and responsible gambling measures.
4. According to Ana Gaming, bringing Funapol into the list of beneficiaries highlights a basic feature of regulation: once the activity is formalized, the state can track the revenue, collect the amounts required by law, and assign them to public purposes. Marco Tulio Oliveira, CEO of Ana Gaming, said regulation does not stop at setting rules for companies and consumers; it also brings an economic activity into the formal environment, with taxation, control, and clearly defined responsibilities.
5. Funapol was created to provide resources and means for equipping the Federal Police and maintaining its activities. The law also allows the fund’s resources to be used to cover health-related expenses for the institution’s employees, subject to budgetary and financial availability.

For high-risk operators, the practical takeaway is not just that Brazil has a new beneficiary. It is that the regulated betting model now ties licensed revenue to a wider set of state allocations, which makes compliance, reporting, and payment flow traceability part of the commercial equation rather than back-office trivia.