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SPA flags money-laundering prevention failures in Blaze betting flows

Enforcement & compliance · SectorWire deskSource published

Summary

Reportedly, Lawyer Willer Tomaz de Souza moved approximately R$5bn in bets on Blaze in 2025, and Brazil's SPA identified failures in money-laundering prevention. The regulator's findings concern anti-money-laundering controls linked to the betting flows.

Why it matters

Operators and suppliers should expect closer SPA scrutiny of anti-money-laundering controls after failures found in Blaze betting flows.

Cite as: SectorWire, “SPA flags money-laundering prevention failures in Blaze betting flows”, 21 October 2026, https://sectorwire.news/item/spa-flags-money-laundering-prevention-failures-in-blaze-betting-flows/

Key facts

Parties
Blaze · SPA
Market
Brazil
Broader company and regulator reporting

Earlier fines and penalties by SPA

Earlier decisions in the same section by the same regulator, newest first. Chosen by regulator, section and, where both stories state an amount, similar size. Details are as each story reports them.

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Not namedBRL 1,400,000Three settle with Rio Grande do Norte prosecutors over illegal betting schemeNot stated
Not namedBRL 102,400,000Mato Grosso police investigate influencer and husband over illegal bettingNot stated
Bet LegalNot statedIllegal betting sites rise sharply after Brazil gambling banNot stated
Not namedBRL 18,019,000SPA blocks 66,482 illegal betting domains and issues R$18.019m in finesNot stated
Brilliant GamingNot statedSPA fines Brilliant Gaming nearly R$1m over registered address issueNot stated
Explore the report’s connections
Entity mapfined bylicensed byBlazeSPA Blaze AML caseWiller Tomaz de SouzaBrazilSPABetMGM
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