The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has strengthened its fight against match-fixing by extending its partnership with Sportradar’s Integrity and Regulatory Services.
Starting with the 2025 season, the renewed agreement aims to build on the already declining number of suspicious matches in the country. Ednaldo Rodrigues, President of the CBF, stated that strengthening the integrity of Brazilian football is a “priority”.
A core part of the partnership will be Sportradar’s Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS), which will provide integrity monitoring for more than 8,200 men’s and women’s matches organised annually by the CBF.
A key expansion under the renewed deal is that UFDS will now cover all Brazilian national championship games.
Rodrigues added: “The work of the CBF’s Integrity Unit, in collaboration with Sportradar, will complement monitoring by FIFA and result in more than 10,000 Brazilian football matches being covered this season.
“It’s an impressive and symbolic milestone that makes us very proud. This is a partnership that has been bearing fruit and has been crucial in the fight against match-fixing, ensuring a fairer and safer environment for the sport.”
Since the partnership began in 2018, the two organisations have worked to combat match-fixing, with recent results showing promising progress.
According to the Integrity in Action 2024: Global Analysis & Trends report, published by Sportradar in early 2025, the number of suspected manipulated matches worldwide fell by 17% in 2024. Brazil, in particular, saw a notable improvement, with 53 fewer suspicious betting patterns on football matches, a 48% drop compared to the previous year.
Andreas Krannich, Executive VP of Integrity and Regulatory Services at Sportradar, commented: “We have built a strong collaboration with CBF to reinforce the integrity of Brazilian football. With this new agreement, Sportradar is providing the most comprehensive coverage Brazilian football has ever had. We are very pleased to continue this partnership with one of the world’s most-renowned football organisations.”
Work still to be done
Despite this ongoing success in reducing match-fixing in Brazil, the country has been at the centre of a high-profile case.
The situation involves Flamengo striker Bruno Henrique, who was indicted by the Federal Police for alleged involvement in match manipulation, alongside 10 others, including several family members.
The investigation, which began after irregular betting activity was flagged by both the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and Sportradar, centres around suspicions that Henrique deliberately received a yellow card during a 2023 match against Santos.
While the initial case was dismissed by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD), new evidence from the Federal Police has prompted a reopening of the case.
For an in-depth breakdown of the investigation, click HERE to read the full report by SBC Noticias.
