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Brazilian officials describe SIGAP’s round-the-clock betting monitoring

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Officials and industry representatives discussed Brazil’s regulated betting technology at a panel during SBC Summit Rio 2026. Finance Ministry subsecretary Fabio Macorin said four SIGAP models operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, receiving individual daily monitoring data; the latest, developed by Serpro, can check whether players are barred from betting.

Operators and suppliers are subject to a monitoring system that receives individual daily data and checks player restrictions.

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Brazil's SPA authorises existing withdrawal APIs for betting-balance refunds

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.

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