THE Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB) released this Thursday (22) the balance of federal revenue collection for 2025. The federal government collected R$9.95 billion from taxation of the sports betting and online gaming sector throughout the year. The information was presented in press conference held at the Ministry of Finance, in Brasília.
The amount collected includes the 12% rate on gross gaming revenue — the GGR (Gross Gaming Revenue) —, in addition to payments of IRPJ (Corporate Income Tax), CSLL (Social Contribution on Net Profit), PIS (Social Integration Program) and Cofins (Contribution for Social Security Financing).
A survey by the Ministry of Finance’s Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA-MF) shows that the companies responsible for betting had gross revenue of R$37 billion in 2025.
The companies also contributed around R$2.5 billion in granting authorization to operate. The total volume of prizes paid to bettors, however, was not reported.
The information was detailed by the head of the Center for Tax and Customs Studies, Claudemir Malaquias, and by the Federal Revenue Forecast and Analysis coordinator, Marcelo Gomide, in a broadcast via the Ministry of Finance channel.
December 2025 collection
According to data released by the agency, revenue from the betting sector reached R$1.1 billion in December 2025. Compared to the same month in 2024 — before the start of the regulated sports betting market in the country — there was a growth of more than 3,846%, going from R$28 million to R$1.105 billion.
Read the full federal government fundraising report for the year 2025 (PDF – 1MB).
Increase in taxation from 2026
After one year of operation of the regulated market, the betting sector will suffer an increase in the tax burden on companies. The rate will increase from 12% to 13% in 2026, rise to 14% in 2027 and reach 15% in 2028.
The change was approved by the National Congress in December last year, through PLP (Complementary Bill) nº 128/2025. The Ministry of Finance’s expectation is that government revenue will increase by around R$850 million in 2026, with an increase of one percentage point in the GGR rate.
Check out the press conference held by the IRS this Thursday, below:
Fonte: Gaming365 – Brasil
