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Macolin Convention on Competition Manipulation
Legal Commentary and Sports Integrity Database

Brazil

Regulations

I. General criminal law provisions

  1. Criminal Code (Decree-Law No 2.848, of 7 December 1940)
  • Active bribery (Section 333)
  • Passive bribery (Section 317)
  • Prevarication (Section 319)
  • Trading in influence (Section 332)
  • Fraud (Section 171)
  1. Law on Industrial Property (Law No 9.279, of 14 May 1996)
  • Disloyal Competition (Section 195)

 

II. Sport-specific criminal law provisions

Law no 10.671 – of 15 May 2003 (as amended by Law nº 13.155 of 4 August 2015)

  • Art. 41-C.

The act of soliciting or accepting, on one’s own behalf or that of a third party, benefits or promises for benefits, whether pecuniary or not, for any act or omission meant to alter or distort the results of a sports competition or event associated with it (Wording introduced by Law n° 13.155, of 2015).

Penalty – Imprisonment from 2 (two) to 6 (six) years and fine (Inserted by Law n° 12.299 of 2010).

  • Art. 41-D.

The act of offering or promising pecuniary or non-pecuniary benefits in order to alter or distort the results of a sports competition or event associated with it (Wording introduced by Law n° 13.155, of 2015).

Penalty – Imprisonment from 2 (two) to 6 (six) years and fine (Inserted by Law n° 12.299 of 2010).

  • Art. 41 E.

The act of cheating, by any means, or that of participating in the distortion, by any means, of the results of a sports competition or event associated with it (Wording introduced by Law n° 13.155, of 2015).

Penalty – Imprisonment from 2 (two) to 6 (six) years and fine (Inserted by Law n° 12.299 of 2010).

 

 

Last update : 22.11.2022