Brazil’s Finance Ministry confirmed Regis Dudena’s departure from the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting after his appointment as secretary of Economic Reforms. Daniele Correa Cardoso, previously the deputy secretary, will lead the SPA on an interim basis.
The interim appointment places continuity of Brazil’s betting regulation and oversight under the SPA’s new leadership.
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Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting at the Finance Ministry cancelled two senior officials' participation in the IAGR Annual Conference 2026, which begins this week in Lima, Peru. A notice signed by secretary Daniele Correa Cardoso and published in the Official Gazette on 19 October revoked travel authorisations granted on 3 September for deputy secretary Fabio Augusto Macorin and regulation coordinator Leandro dos Reis Lucchesi. The notice gave no reason.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting at the Finance Ministry (SPA-MF) has cancelled the participation of two of its senior officials in the IAGR Annual Conference 2026, the annual conference of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, which begins this week in Lima, Peru. A notice signed by secretary Daniele Correa Cardoso and published in the Official Gazette on 19 October revoked the travel authorisations granted on 3 September. The notice gave no reason for the cancellation.
Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) welcomed Daniele Correa Cardoso’s appointment as secretary of Prizes and Betting and Fabio Macorin’s appointment as deputy secretary. ANJL president Plínio Lemos Jorge said the association supported continued efforts to regulate sports betting and online gaming and combat illegal operators.