Brazilian Federal Revenue Service collects R$ 4,586 billion from sports betting between January and April 2026
The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service collected R$ 4,586 billion in taxes from sports betting companies between January and April 2026. This amount represents a 99,14% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when the agency collected R$ 2,283 billion. Tax auditors Claudemir Malaquias, head of the Center for Tax and Customs Studies, and Marcelo Gomide, coordinator of Forecasting and Analysis, presented the data this Thursday (May 22).
January saw revenue of R$ 1,49 billion. February totaled R$ 1,04 billion. March totaled R$ 859 million. April closed with R$ 1,189 billion. By the year 2025, the government had collected R$ 748 million in taxes from this activity.
It is worth noting that the number of platforms in the first four months of the year was lower than that recorded in the first four months of 2026.
Revenue fluctuates in the first months of the year.
A comparison between the months shows a 30,20% reduction in revenue in February compared to January. March showed a 17,40% decrease compared to February. The accumulated decrease from January to March was approximately 42,4%. The government collected in March slightly more than half the amount obtained in the first month of the year.
April showed a partial recovery. Revenue of R$ 1,189 billion represented a 38,4% increase over March. This level remained below that recorded in January. The numbers indicate volatility in the new revenue source.
The 12% tax on GGR ( Gross Gaming Revenue ) was implemented in 2025 with the enactment of the law regulating betting . The law had been enacted in 2023. The market became fully operational from January 1, 2025.
The tax rate will increase progressively until 2028.
In December, Congress approved PLP (Complementary Law Project) 128 of 2025. The project includes sections that increase the tax burden on gambling companies.
Complementary Law 224/2025 modified the taxation of fixed-odds betting. The rate will increase from the current 12% to 13% in 2026. The percentage will reach 14% in 2027. Taxation will reach 15% in 2028.
Record revenue
Tax and federal contribution revenue totaled R$ 278,823 billion in April, the Federal Revenue Service reported this Thursday, the 21st.
The April result represents a 7,82% increase compared to the same month in 2025, after adjusting for inflation. According to the tax authorities, it is the highest result for the month of April since 2000, the beginning of the historical series.
