Brazil’s SPA-MF authorised Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas to replace the Flabet brand with Ganheibet, according to a government gazette notice published on 16 October 2025. The notice retains pix.bet.br and Bet Da Sorte for joint physical and virtual operation.
Operators and partners should note Ganheibet replaces Flabet while pix.bet.br and Bet Da Sorte remain approved.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3B Gaming Group, MC Games | Not stated | C3B launches PlayBet as its second Brazilian betting brand | Not stated | |
| TQJ, OpenBet | Not stated | TQJ launches Bet do Milhão betting brand in Brazil | Not stated | |
| Logame do Brasil, Sortenabet Gaming Brasil | Not stated | SPA restores licences for Logame and Sortenabet in Brazil | Not stated | |
| RiskCherry | Not stated | Brazil’s SPA recognises RiskCherry as a betting certification body for three years | Not stated | |
| Sportvip Group International Apostas | Not stated | Brazil's SPA authorises Sportvip Group to offer betting and online games | Not stated |
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Brazil’s Finance Ministry fined Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda. R$814,567.44, according to a published citation notice. The penalty was issued by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting’s Sanctions Action Subsecretariat after the company could not be located at its registered address. Pixbet has 10 days from publication to pay or appeal; otherwise, the debt may be registered for collection.
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) suspended Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas’ licence on 13 August, citing missing monitoring measures for compulsive bettors and overdue mandatory documents. The three licensed sites may remain online only for withdrawals; unfinished bets must be cancelled and refunded. Pixbet reportedly has up to 10 days to appeal, while the suspension does not affect its Paraná and Rio de Janeiro state licences.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting suspended seven operators for failing to submit security assessment reports for their betting systems. The SPA said continued non-compliance could lead to proceedings and daily fines of BRL40,000; four operators remained suspended after two submitted documents and a court reinstated Pixbet's licence.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.
Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.
Brazil’s Supreme Court held a public hearing on the future of President Lula da Silva’s provisional measure to close the online gambling and sports betting market; no decision had been made. Justice and health ministers and the attorney general defended the measure, while football representatives described financial risks, including Flamengo’s reported 430 million reais in annual revenue at stake.
No ruling has yet been issued on whether betting will be prohibited in Brazil, the country's Supreme Court having overseen a public consultation that ran beyond ten hours. During that session, Justice Luiz Fux took testimony from public bodies, industry associations and football clubs, who set out their positions on the effects of President Lula da Silva's provisional measure. That measure was designed to shut down Brazil's online gaming and sports betting market roughly two years after it had begun operating.