The Ministry of Sports and the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) have recently signed a cooperation agreement on sports betting integrity. The partnership allows for the sharing of information on suspicious betting activities related to Brazilian sports and will support collaboration on integrity-related investigations.
The agreement brings together the government body responsible for safeguarding the integrity and development of Brazilian sport and the world’s largest international betting integrity monitor for private operators.
According to H2 Gambling Capital, IBIA currently covers more than 70% of the licensed online betting market in Brazil. The company is a reference in data and industry intelligence.
According to the study “The Availability of Sports Betting Products: An Economic and Integrity Analysis”, published last year, the sports betting regulatory regime in Brazil is expected to generate US$ 34 billion (R$ 191.7 billion) in revenue by 2028.
For the Ministry of Sports, the partnership represents a milestone in defending the integrity of sporting events
With this growth comes a greater responsibility to protect customers, sports and operators from match-fixing. A key element of Brazil’s new regulatory framework is the requirement that operators join an independent sports integrity monitoring body.
This licensing requirement is helping to strengthen IBIA’s ability to monitor, evaluate and protect betting transactions in the Brazilian market, as well as maintain the integrity of Brazilian sporting events.
According to the Minister of Sports, André Fufuca, the signing of the partnership with IBIA is a milestone in the fight against manipulation. “We have signed a milestone in the fight against manipulation of results in Brazilian sports. Integrity must be a constant principle when it comes to transparency, ethics and, above all, the accuracy of sports results.”
“With these agreements, we will have more than enough tools to curb this practice and ensure greater transparency in competitions. This way, athletes, clubs, organizations, fans and the entire population will be able to fully trust in the fairness of the results and, with that, have the peace of mind to develop the full potential of Brazilian sport,” he said.
Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, also commented on the agreement. “IBIA welcomes this important partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. As the market grows, so does the responsibility to ensure that robust integrity safeguards are in place.”
“This agreement will ensure that information about suspicious betting is quickly shared with the Ministry to support effective integrity actions. This includes access to detailed, account-level data only available through IBIA’s dedicated network,” he concluded.
IBIA is a world reference in betting monitoring
IBIA is a globally recognized non-profit organization that seeks to protect the integrity of the sports and betting industries by combating match-fixing and betting-related fraud.
It provides a free integrity monitoring service to sports governing bodies, regulatory authorities, government ministries and law enforcement agencies.
This allows all parties to cooperate efficiently in the investigation, prosecution and prevention of match-fixing related to sports betting.
IBIA monitors over $300 billion in annual betting revenue across more than 140 sports betting brands globally. The company recently released its global alert data for the first quarter of 2025. It details that 63 cases of suspicious betting were reported to the relevant authorities.
Founded in 2005 and formerly known as ESSA, IBIA is a non-profit association. Its members include many of the world’s largest regulated betting operators, operating across six continents. Members undergo a rigorous due diligence process and are required to adhere to our code of conduct, committing them to responsible gambling practices.
Tool detects and reports suspicious activities
The International Betting Integrity Association’s Global Monitoring and Alert Network is a highly effective anti-corruption tool that detects and reports suspicious activity across its members’ betting markets.
The custom system tracks transactional activity tied to individual consumer accounts, clearly distinguishing it from commercial monitoring systems focused on simple probability movements.
The association has long-standing information-sharing partnerships with major sports bodies including FIFA, UEFA, ITIA and IOC, as well as several gaming regulators, to leverage this data to prosecute corruption. The association maintains a policy of transparency and publishes quarterly integrity reports analyzing the activities reported across its network.
