Brazil appoints Fernanda Oliveira to gambling authorisation subsecretariat
Brazil appointed Fernanda Villela Oliveira to lead the Subsecretariat of Authorisation at the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting, replacing Daniela Olimpio, who left at her own request. The changes were formalised in ordinances published on 6 August; Olimpio’s departure took effect from 1 August 2026. The subsecretariat handles authorisation applications from companies seeking to offer fixed-odds betting in Brazil.
The appointment changes leadership of the unit responsible for processing betting-company authorisation applications.