Tag Archives: SPA

Two recent interventions by municipal courts over restrictions on player accounts underscore a significant legislative blind spot in Brazil’s Bets regime regarding consumer rights an issue that requiring a definitive  settlement. The polemics of Brazil’s nascent ‘Bets’ online gambling regime continue, as two separate regional judiciaries intervene in cases involving customer accounts restricted by wagering limits. As reported by SBC …

Brazil’s Senate has waded into a minefield of opinions over new gambling advertising laws, with no side yielding any ground. The Bets regime faces yet another fracture, testing political nerves and public sensitivities alike. The Senate of Brazil has heard opposing views on whether to proceed with further legislation of gambling advertising as part of the ‘Bets’ regulating betting regime. …

The regulatory agenda of Brazil’s Bets regime has been dominated by the primary objective of safeguarding Bolsa Família recipients from gambling. Yet emerging evidence reveals systemic fraud extending beyond online betting, exposing both moral and legal fractures in the effort to shield Brazil’s poorest from economic harm. _____________________ In September, the Central Bank of Brazil (CB) released its ‘monitoring report’ …

Legal developments in Brazil see Pixbet, handed a  judicial reprieve to dismiss an abrupt 90-day suspension of its ‘provisional licence’ sanctioned by the SPA, the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) of the Bets regime. On 10 April the SPA issued a suspension of the licences of four operators, citing non-compliance with technical certification rules. But by the following evening, …

Four licences of the Brazil’s Bets regime have been placed under ‘provisional suspension’ for failing to submit technical verifications of their platforms and systems. The suspensions were announced on 10 April by SPA, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Brazil Bets market, under the authority of the Ministry of Finance (MEF). The update informed that the SPA had …

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) will host a meeting on 4 April to begin coordination with Brazil’s federal states to establish a National Betting System. Discussions will be led by SPA President Regis Dudena, who last week sent an invitation to the governors of Brazil’s 26 federal states to participate in discussions with the Ministry of Finance (MEF). …

Analome, The National Association of Municipal and State Lotteries for Brazil,  has outlined its frustrations at the determinations of Ordinance SPA/MF 566 authorised  by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) from the Ministry of Finance. The ordinance establishes that only those platforms that use the “.bet.br” domain can be considered as an authorised operator in the betting sector. Analome …

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has called on all Brazilian-licensed online gambling operators to prepare and submit their systems and controls for financial compliance. The directive was initiated last week by the SPA, as the governing authority of the Brazil Bets regime – the federal framework regulating online gambling since 1 January 2025. Licensed operators must submit their …

The creation of a “comprehensive gambling self-exclusion scheme for Brazil” has been prioritised by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA). On Monday, 10 February, the SPA sanctioned a public consultation seeking feedback from all stakeholders on the launch of the Brazil Bets regime—the federal framework regulating online gambling, which came into effect on 1 January 2025. The SPA considers …

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has published two new “normative instructions” related to the administrative fees and advertising rules of the Brazil Bets regime. The SPA has informed Bet licensees of the framework it has applied to the ‘monthly supervision fee,’ as mandated by Article 30 of Law No. 13,756/2018 – the federal legislation governing the Bets regime. …