IBIA convened its first Integrity Working Group in South America in São Paulo, Brazil on 9 April 2026. The meeting brought together government authorities, sports bodies and leading licensed betting operators to strengthen coordinated action against match-fixing. Sponsored by Galerabet, the session focused on aligning stakeholders on measures to detect, prevent and sanction betting-related corruption as Brazil’s regulated market continues to grow.
Participants included Fábio Macorin, Undersecretary of Monitoring and Inspection at the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), and Giovanni Rocco, National Secretary of Sports Betting at the Ministry of Sport. Representatives from sports organisations such as CONMEBOL and the Paulista Football Federation (FPF) also took part, along with IBIA members licensed in Brazil.
The programme combined market analysis with operational insights from both the betting and sports sectors. Discussions highlighted the role of IBIA’s monitoring and information-sharing mechanisms in identifying suspicious betting activity. IBIA also led conversations on how account-level data sharing and international alert systems can strengthen oversight and help protect competitions integrity.
Marcos Sabiá, CEO of Galerabet, said: “At Galerabet, integrity is one of our core values. We actively work to ensure a safe, transparent, and responsible betting environment. That is why we invest in preventing match-fixing and believe in collaboration among operators, sports organizations, and regulators. We remain firmly committed to actions that strengthen the industry’s integrity and help build a sustainable, safe, and constantly evolving betting market for everyone.”
Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, added: “Today’s IBIA Integrity Working Group brings together regulators, sports bodies and operators to strengthen cooperation and deliver a coordinated response to match-fixing. The Working Group reflects the growing emphasis on cross-sector collaboration in Brazil and highlights IBIA’s role in supporting regulated markets through practical and effective integrity solutions, particularly as match-fixing remains a cross-border challenge.”
Match-fixing is a global threat affecting both sport and regulated betting markets. Addressing it requires effective international monitoring, structured data sharing and close cross-border cooperation. IBIA’s Global Monitoring and Alert Platform (Global MAP) supported by more than 90 member operators is designed to detect and respond to suspicious activity wherever it occurs, helping protect the integrity of Brazilian sport and its regulated betting market.
As Brazil’s regulatory framework requires licensed operators to participate in integrity monitoring systems, IBIA continues to work with operators and stakeholders to support compliance and strengthen market protections through Global MAP. The event follows the recent release of IBIA’s Q1 integrity report, as well as an IBIA Payment Provider Forum guide focused on helping payment providers in Brazil combat illegal sports betting, reinforce market safeguards and maintain the integrity of betting and sporting events.
About IBIA
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) is a not-for-profit association funded by operators committed to safeguarding betting integrity. Its Global Monitoring & Alert Platform (Global MAP) uses operator intelligence from 90+ members to identify and share alerts on suspicious betting across regulated markets worldwide. Through its collaboration model, IBIA enables intelligence sharing between operators, sport’s governing bodies, regulators and law enforcement, supporting integrity through athlete education, policy guidance and standards.
About Galerabet
Galerabet is a licensed operator active in Brazil’s regulated market for fixed-odds betting and online gaming. Integrity is a core principle at Galerabet, and the company works to provide a safe, transparent and responsible betting environment in line with national and international best practices, focused not only on preventing match-fixing, but also on ethics and compliance across all levels of its operations.
