Brazil’s Finance Ministry uses the SIGAP system to collect and monitor betting-market data, subsecretary Fabio Macorin said at SBC Summit Rio 2026. Four SIGAP models operate around the clock, with the newest enabling checks on whether bettors are prohibited from gambling.
Operators’ activity and eligibility checks are monitored through the government’s central betting system.
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Brazil’s federal government launched the Desenrola 2 debt-renegotiation programme on 4 May, with operations due to begin on 5 May for 90 days. The report says participating borrowers will be added to the Finance Ministry’s betting-exclusion list for one year, with financial institutions required to send the participants’ details to the ministry. The programme targets people earning up to five minimum wages, stated as R$8,105.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) authorised licensed fixed-odds betting operators to use existing withdrawal API integrations to return funds to customers, reportedly in a circular sent on 7 October. The source says refunds include available balances, unsettled bets and prizes from bets settled before platforms closed; payment institutions must complete transfers by 14 October. Operators must still report balances and amounts transferred.
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) and Caixa Econômica Federal signed a 12-month cooperation agreement to block beneficiaries of the Desenrola Fies debt-renegotiation programme from authorised fixed-odds betting platforms. Caixa will share beneficiaries’ CPF numbers with the SPA, which will pass identified records to operators; the restriction does not cover illegal betting sites.
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Sports Committee heard concerns on 8 July from researchers, health professionals and others about online betting and casino advertising. Deputy finance ministry secretary Fabio Macorin said controlling advertising remained a major challenge and noted that existing rules prohibit ads that pressure consumers to bet immediately or present gambling as a solution to financial problems.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on 19 June assigning the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) responsibility for defining and supervising the illegal betting market. The SPA will notify financial institutions to block funds linked to illegal operators, while the decree also requires retroactive tax payments; the Central Bank will oversee compliance by financial institutions.