Willer Tomaz Betting-Linked Inquiry at Brazil's Supreme Court
Brazil's Supreme Court inquiry involving lawyer Willer Tomaz, from the Federal Police request over the BestBet state lottery licence to the asset freeze and the restrictions on Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
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As of 28 October 2026: Justice Alexandre de Moraes has frozen up to R$6 billion of Willer Tomaz's assets and ordered Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports, barring him from leaving Brazil or contacting Tomaz. Both are under investigation in the inquiry into suspected betting-linked money laundering; no one has been charged, and both men deny doing business together.
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Gambling anti-fraudBrazil's Supreme Court bars Flávio Bolsonaro from leaving the country and from contacting Willer Tomaz in betting-linked laundering inquiry
According to state news agency Agência Brasil, Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ordered senator Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving Brazil or communicating with lawyer Willer Tomaz. Both men are under investigation in an inquiry into suspected money laundering linked to betting businesses. The senator, who lost the October 25 presidential run-off, said he would comply.
Gambling anti-fraudBrazil's Supreme Court freezes up to R$6 billion of lawyer Willer Tomaz in betting-linked laundering inquiry that also names Flávio Bolsonaro
Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) on October 23 ordered a freeze of up to R$6 billion in assets belonging to lawyer Willer Tomaz, lifted bank, tax and foreign-exchange secrecy over him and four of his companies, cancelled his passports and suspended all of his companies' business activities. The orders were issued in an STF inquiry into alleged money laundering involving betting companies, in which presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is also under investigation. Tomaz's lawyers call the measures disproportionate, and both men deny doing business together. No one has been charged.
Regulator newsThe Offshore Chain Behind a State Lottery Licence: Brazilian Federal Police Ask Supreme Court to Investigate Whether BestBet Has an Undisclosed Shareholder
Reports describe a Federal Police request to investigate BestBet’s ownership. The article preserves denials and the limits of the unpublished evidence.