TLDR
- Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) blocked 66,482 illegal betting domains from January 2025 through September 2026.
- Authorities also removed 1,511 unauthorized betting profiles during the same period.
- The regulator has processed 103 administrative sanctioning proceedings, with 68 already resolved.
- Fines issued so far total R$18.019 million, with R$3.091 million already collected.
- Betting inspection fees brought in R$105.04 million in 2025 and R$65.22 million through July 2026.
Brazil’s gambling regulator has ramped up its fight against illegal betting operators over the past year and a half. The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting, known as the SPA, released new numbers showing the scale of its enforcement work.
Between January 15, 2025, and September 2, 2026, the agency blocked 66,482 betting domains. The data came from a public records request filed under Brazil’s Access to Information Law.
The SPA also worked to remove unauthorized betting profiles from the internet. In total, 1,511 profiles were deleted during the period covered by the report.
In 2025 alone, regulators took down 565 profiles. That marked a step up in activity compared to prior enforcement efforts.
Sanctions and Legal Proceedings Move Forward
The SPA also tracks administrative sanctioning proceedings, called PAS. Since January 2025, the agency has processed or closed 103 of these cases.
Of those, 68 have been fully resolved. That includes 56 resolved at the administrative level and 12 still pending appeal.
Another 31 proceedings are still being judged. Two cases have moved to court, and two more are in talks over possible settlements.
The SPA explained that sanctioning proceedings do not go straight to judgment once they begin. Each case must first go through notification, a request for supporting documents, and a preliminary defense from the accused party before a decision can be made.
Fines Reach Over R$18 Million
Among the cases already decided, the SPA issued 42 warnings. Officials said these were used for first-time offenders or cases involving limited harm.
Regulators also issued 20 fines and one fine paired with a suspension of activities. Combined, these penalties reached R$18.019 million.
Five proceedings were closed without penalties because the offending party corrected its actions during the inspection stage. Of the total fines issued, R$3.091 million has already been collected.
An additional R$1.421 million was added to the federal government’s debt records. Another R$600,000 is under suspended enforcement following a court ruling.
Breaking the violations down by category, 12 of the 103 proceedings involved breaches of responsible gambling rules. Five of those cases have been decided, resulting in three warnings and two fines worth R$5.739 million.
Five more proceedings involved violations of Brazil’s betting advertising law. Three have been decided, one is still under review, and one has gone to court. The judicialized case alone resulted in four fines totaling R$5.544 million.
The SPA noted that the total number of infractions may exceed the total number of proceedings. This is because a single case can involve more than one type of violation.
Beyond fines, Brazil’s betting inspection fee has generated steady revenue for the government. Collections reached R$105.04 million in 2025 and R$65.22 million through July 2026.
Under Brazilian law, this money goes to a unit within the Ministry of Finance that oversees the commercial betting sector. The figures reflect the ongoing effort by Brazilian authorities to separate licensed operators from unregulated ones.
