Top LATAM and Brazilian esports business developments in June 2021

Each month, Esports Insider collates the key esports business stories from Latin America — particularly Brazil — into a single article. Here are the region’s biggest stories from June.

Top LATAM esports business developments, June 2021

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang creates esports league in Brazil

Image credit: MOONTON Games

Game developer MOONTON Games has expanded its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) structure to include Brazil.

This is the first MPL competition to take place outside of Southeast Asia. Its inaugural season will feature a total of eight teams and a $30,000 (£21,551) prize pool.

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Casas Bahia names Bruno ‘Nobru’ Góes Head Creative of Games

Credit: Casas Bahia

Brazilian retailer Casas Bahia announced that Fluxo‘s CEO and co-founder, Bruno ‘Nobru’ Góes, has joined the company as Head Creative of Games.

According to a release, Góes will…

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