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Brazil’s SPA prepares online betting rules on design and game recertification

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting is preparing an interministerial resolution that would add requirements for authorised online betting platforms, including design restrictions and game recertification. The planned rules would bar features such as countdown timers, deposit-volume loyalty schemes and promotions shown during withdrawal requests; the final text has not been published.

Operators and suppliers may need to change platform features and recertify games if the proposed requirements take effect.

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Brazilian editorial urges Supreme Court to uphold online betting ban

A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.

A Brazilian newspaper editorial called on the Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, while an opinion column on a Brazilian betting industry site challenged its economic arguments. The editorial acknowledged that the measure was electorally motivated and used the wrong legal instrument, and that President Lula had bypassed the urgency requirement.

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