Brazil sets administrative process for funds blocked from unauthorised betting operators

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security issued Portaria 1.287/2026 on 4 September, establishing procedures for administrative cases involving funds blocked from unauthorised fixed-odds betting operators. The National Public Security Fund directorate will handle first-instance proceedings; operators or other interested parties have 15 days to respond and may appeal within ten days of a first-instance decision. Forfeiture still requires a court decision.