Overview

• Lawmakers approved the reform unanimously, with 104 votes in the first vote and 99 votes to waive a second vote, leaving the bill ready for promulgation.
• The new offense punishes offering, requesting or accepting undue advantages to alter results in competitions recognized by the IPD with three to six years in prison.
• Athletes, coaches, referees, officials and administrative staff face four to eight years in prison plus disqualification when involved.
• Liability extends to acts tied to sports betting and to operators connected to such activities.
• Justice Commission president Flavio Cruz and bill author Diana González said the change protects sporting integrity and equips prosecutors and courts to act.