Key points:
- Sportradar has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Sports to support anti-match-fixing efforts
- The deal includes data-sharing, staff training and access to Sportradar’s Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS)
- The partnership builds on Sportradar’s existing integrity agreements in Brazil, including with the CBF, CBV and 17 state football federations
Sportradar and Brazil’s Ministry of Sports have formalised a Technical Cooperation Agreement aimed at strengthening the integrity of the country’s sports betting environment.
The agreement will allow the ministry access to Sportradar’s Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) and provide training and support in identifying suspicious activity across betting markets.
The agreement represents the latest in a series of initiatives by Brazilian authorities and Sportradar to address growing concerns over match-fixing and betting-related corruption.
The company has signed similar partnerships with Brazil’s Ministry of Finance, the Attorney's Office of Goiás and national sporting bodies, including the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV).
Under the new agreement, Sportradar will share suspicious betting data flagged by its monitoring tools and deliver workshops focused on identifying and investigating betting irregularities.
Good to know: The first of these training sessions is scheduled for 15 May and will include officials from both the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Finance
The deal follows a period of commercial growth for Sportradar. In its latest quarterly report, the company reported a 17% increase in revenue to €311m ($345.4m) and a swing to €24.3m in profit, up from a €649,000 loss in Q1 2024.
Sportradar’s integrity services division saw a 33% increase in revenue, driven by new partnerships and heightened demand for fraud detection solutions.
Sportradar EVP Andreas Krannich said: “Establishing this partnership with the Ministry of Sports is an important milestone in strengthening sports integrity in Brazil. As a global integrity leader, leveraging cutting-edge technology to prevent and combat match-fixing, we believe that protecting competitions requires coordinated action between the public and private sectors.”
The announcement comes as Brazil continues to prepare its regulatory framework for the newly formalised betting industry, with both integrity and consumer protection at the forefront of government policy.
