Brazil’s SPA invites industry feedback on betting regulations for 2025-2026

February 12, 2025

Brazil’s SPA invites industry feedback on betting regulations for 2025-2026

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has launched a public consultation to refine its regulatory framework for the country’s legal betting market. The Ministry issued this on 10 February 2025, and the consultation runs for 45 days until 27 March 2025. SPA invites input from operators, suppliers, and industry stakeholders via the government’s Participa + Brazil platform. An online public hearing is also scheduled for 21 February.

The initiative comes just six weeks after the legal betting market’s launch in Brazil. SPA leader Regis Dudena highlighted the importance of continuous adjustments in regulations to ensure a safe and sustainable betting environment.

SPA’s key focus areas for 2025

The SPA’s regulatory agenda for 2025-2026 will be published on 4 April. Feedback from the consultation will shape this agenda, which aims to enhance accountability, transparency, and legal certainty while mitigating gambling-related risks.

Q2 2025: Development of a national system for self-excluded bettors, supplier certification rules for online gaming studios, and regulations for image rights payments.

Q3 2025: Review of commercial promotions and instant lottery regulations.

Q4 2025: Regulations for fixed-odds betting suppliers and improvements in inspection procedures.

Key focus areas for 2026

Operator authorisation and sanctions assessment.
Review of gambling addiction prevention and care measures.
SPA’s regulatory agenda aims to support responsible gambling, strengthen oversight, and provide a stable legal framework for the growing betting market.

SPA’s progress in licensing and enforcement

Since the market’s launch, the SPA has licensed 68 companies and 153 brands to operate in Brazil. An additional seven licences have been granted through court orders. So far, 349 applications have been submitted, with over 45,000 documents reviewed. The SPA has collected BRL 2.1 billion (£292.8 million/€350.8 million/$361.9 million) in licensing fees.

To combat illegal betting, the SPA has requested the blocking of 11,555 unlicensed betting sites in coordination with telecom regulator Anatel. In January, the regulator carried out 75 inspections, with another 22 conducted in February.

Collaboration with tech companies to tackle illegal betting

The SPA is working closely with tech companies to restrict unauthorised operators on social media. Fabio Macorin, undersecretary of the SPA’s monitoring and inspection department, said the regulator has a dedicated channel with Meta to report profiles promoting illegal betting activities.

“We have a specific channel with Meta, which has been a great partner of ours in this inspection activity, allowing us to directly communicate profiles that are acting incorrectly,” Macorin stated.

Cases involving criminal offences are forwarded to the appropriate authorities for legal action.

Aiming for a sustainable betting market

The SPA emphasises that regulation is a continuous process requiring collaboration between regulators, operators, and society. “We have created a framework of main rules which is quite complete and essential for the start of the regulated fixed-odds betting market, but regulation is a cycle; there are always points to be reviewed and improved,” Dudena said.