On Friday, Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) implemented precautionary measures against 14 licensed betting sites, ordering their immediate suspension. These actions stem from administrative sanctioning processes that began in August 2025.
The SPA considers precautionary measures critical for its supervisory and sanctioning responsibilities. They serve to protect societal interests and can be enacted when there are plausible grounds and potential delays in action. This authority is outlined in Law 14.790/2023, specifically articles 44 to 46, and in SPA/MF Ordinance No. 1233/2024, articles 31 to 33.
Such measures may involve suspensions of operations, temporary equipment deactivation, and the collection of previously issued tickets.
Among the precautionary actions taken, five pertained to failures in relaying information to the betting management system, known as Sigap. This system enables the SPA to track betting volumes, gross gaming revenue, and compliance with regulations in real time. The remaining two measures flagged issues with implementations regarding responsible gaming controls and monitoring mechanisms.
The affected companies will only allow players to access their accounts for fund withdrawal during the suspension period. The companies facing action include:
– **Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas**: Two measures were taken, one for failing to implement responsible gaming controls and another for failing to transmit information to Sigap. The suspended platforms are pixbet.bet.br, ganhei.bet.br, and betdasorte.bet.br.
– **Zeroumbet Digital Platform**: Brands zeroum.bet.br, sportvip.bet.br and energia.bet.br were implicated for not sending monitoring-related information to the SPA.
– **Enseada Serviços e Tecnologia**: The brand kbet.bet.br was suspended for similar failures in information transmission.
– **Select Operations**: Brands mma.bet.br, betvip.bet.br and papigames.bet.br were suspended due to non-compliance in forwarding necessary monitoring information to the SPA.
– **Nexus International**: The brand megaposta.bet.br did not submit required documents for oversight.
– **RR Participações e Intermediações de Negócios**: Brands multibet.bet.br, rico.bet.br and brx.bet.br failed to provide essential documentation concerning their shareholding structure, impacting compliance assessments in various regulatory areas.
Non-compliance with these precautionary measures can incur daily fines of BRL200,000, equivalent to $38,557.
