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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has ordered the blocking of more than 60,000 websites linked to illegal betting platforms since the country began enforcing its regulated fixed-odds betting regime.
SPA Secretary Daniele Cardoso told SBT News’ Podnews podcast that the government is pursuing unauthorised operators through website blocking, financial restrictions and action against irregular advertising.
The SPA has also sought to disrupt the payment infrastructure used by illegal operators. Under Brazil’s enforcement framework, financial and payment institutions are required to interrupt transactions and financial flows connected to unauthorised fixed-odds betting platforms.
Financial monitoring is intended to help authorities identify the companies and payment arrangements behind unlicensed sites, while also limiting illegal operators’ access to Brazil’s financial system.
The approach forms part of a broader government strategy to prevent unauthorised operators from accessing the Brazilian market.
Federally authorised betting platforms are required to operate under the .bet.br domain, while regulators can seek the blocking of illegal websites, interruption of illicit payment flows and removal of advertising linked to unauthorised operators.
The government is also targeting the advertising ecosystem surrounding illegal betting. Under CONAR’s revised Annex X, when the advertising self-regulator identifies advertising by an operator not authorised by the competent public authority, it will notify the relevant media outlets, platforms and other channels so that they can take steps to halt its dissemination. CONAR will also notify the relevant public authority.
The crackdown comes as Brazil’s regulated betting market continues to grow. According to preliminary SPA figures cited by Cardoso, federally authorised operators recorded approximately R$37bn in gross gaming revenue in 2025, after the payment of prizes and withdrawable bonuses.
Around R$4bn was allocated to public-sector beneficiaries through the sector’s statutory social-allocation mechanism.
The Ministry of Finance has authorised 85 companies to operate fixed-odds betting in Brazil, according to documents made public in August.
Enforcement has also intensified against suspected financial and tax wrongdoing.
On 28 August, Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service and Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office launched Operation Jogo de Sombras, executing six search-and-seizure warrants in an investigation into alleged tax evasion, foreign-exchange evasion and money laundering linked to fixed-odds betting.
Investigators said the group under investigation had moved more than R$5bn in 2025. The Federal Revenue Service also opened 11 tax procedures, with a potential recovery value of approximately R$300m.
