Brazil has become the first Latin American country to sign the Macolin Convention, an international treaty focused on preventing and investigating manipulation of sports competitions. The signature took place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on October 30, 2026.
The Council of Europe says Brazil is the forty-fourth country to sign the convention. Seventeen signatories have ratified it. Brazil joins non-European signatories Australia and Morocco in extending the treaty's reach beyond the Council's member states.
The convention creates a framework for cooperation among public authorities, sports organisations, competition organisers and betting operators. Its mechanisms include information exchange, monitoring of suspicious betting patterns and coordinated action when potential match manipulation crosses national borders.
Brazil's government broadcaster says the treaty will now be submitted to the National Congress for consideration and approval. The signature therefore marks a formal commitment and the start of the domestic approval stage, rather than completion of ratification.
