Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting online prohibited.
- 3 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 0 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 7 regulator decisions against companies in 2026 (2025: 7).
- 2,212 entries in 3 official lists, reloaded every week.
- Active player accounts: 87,617,439 (1 Jan 2025 – 30 Dec 2025).
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 29 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Online prohibited
Verifiedchecked 1 Nov 2026Medida Provisória nº 1.394, de 25 de setembro de 2026 (texto publicado no Diário Oficial da União) · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- RecordClosed loop and payout routing: collected → verified
- RecordPayment-blocking lists: collected → verified
- RecordRetention: collected → verified
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Medida Provisória nº 1.394, de 25 de setembro de 2026 (texto publicado no Diário Oficial da União)tier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Medida Provisória nº 1.394, de 25 de setembro de 2026 (texto publicado no Diário Oficial da União)tier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Player funds protection
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Data locationWhole market | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Medida Provisória nº 1.394, de 25 de setembro de 2026 (texto publicado no Diário Oficial da União)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
7 statements- Licence types
- Licence term
- Apostille Convention
- Foreign documents
- Translation
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
2 statements- General rules
- Sponsorship
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Anatel (pedido SPA)
Blacklist
2,021 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
SPA / Ministério da Fazenda
Licence list
185 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
SPA / Ministério da Fazenda (por decisão judicial)
Licence list
6 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
Decisions of Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA/MF) against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 7
- Decisions in 2025
- 7
What the decisions were about
Latest decisions
| Date | Company | Action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | ZEROUMBET PLATAFORMA DIGITAL LTDA. | Licence suspension | – |
| 14 Aug 2026 | SELECT OPERATIONS LTDA | Licence suspension | – |
| 14 Aug 2026 | RR PARTICIPAÇÕES E INTERMEDIAÇÕES DE NEGOCIOS LTDA. | Licence suspension | – |
| 14 Aug 2026 | NEXUS INTERNATIONAL LTDA | Licence suspension | – |
| 14 Aug 2026 | ENSEADA SERVIÇOS E TECNOLOGIA LTDA | Licence suspension | – |
| 13 Aug 2026 | PIXBET SOLUÇÕES TECNOLÓGICAS LTDA. | Licence suspension | – |
Sanction ranges in the law
18 provisions set the fines and other measures: Lei nº 14.790, de 29 de dezembro de 2023 (texto atualizado); Medida Provisória nº 1.394, de 25 de setembro de 2026.
Case law
6 rulings of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 19 Dec 2025 · Supremo Tribunal Federal · ADI 7721
- 12 Sep 2025 · Supremo Tribunal Federal · ADI 7640
- 14 Nov 2024 · Supremo Tribunal Federal · ADI 7723
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Consultations and notifications
What the regulator and the government are asking about, and when they close.
- Closed
Regras e condições para obtenção da autorização para exploração de apostas de quota fixa
Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas · opened 27 Jul 2026 · closes 9 Sep 2026
- Closed
Reconhecimento da capacidade técnica operacional de fornecedores de serviços para agentes operadores de apostas
Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas · opened 4 Feb 2026 · closes 23 Mar 2026
Market in numbers
The publishers' own figures, with their periods.
Active player accounts
87,617,439
1 Jan 2025 – 30 Dec 2025
Published by Ministério da Fazenda – Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA)
Unique active players
25,245,319
1 Jan 2025 – 30 Dec 2025
Published by Ministério da Fazenda – Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA)
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 29 official sources.
- Consultation portals
- 1
- Enforcement registers
- 1
- Texts the values are checked against
- 1
- Regulator guidance
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 20
- Licence registers and official lists
- 3
Publishers
- Câmara dos Deputados
- Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas
- Câmara dos Deputados (Brazil)
- Ministério da Fazenda, Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas
- okai.com.br
- Anatel (pedido SPA)
- Câmara dos Deputados (Dados Abertos)
- Conselho Nacional de Autorregulamentação Publicitária (CONAR)
- gov.br
- hcch.net
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 18 acts and guidance documents.
- Código Brasileiro de Autorregulamentação Publicitária (CONAR, 2026), com o Anexo X (apostas)
- Decreto-Lei nº 3.688, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Lei das Contravenções Penais: jogo de azar, art. 50), texto atualizado
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- Lei nº 13.709, de 14 de agosto de 2018 (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais), texto atualizado
- Lei nº 13.756, de 12 de dezembro de 2018 (aposta de quota fixa; destinação da arrecadação), texto atualizado
- Lei nº 13.810, de 8 de março de 2019 (cumprimento de sanções do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas)
- Lei nº 14.790, de 29 de dezembro de 2023 (apostas de quota fixa), texto atualizado
- Lei nº 9.613, de 3 de março de 1998 (crimes de lavagem de dinheiro; COAF), texto atualizado
- Medida Provisória nº 1.394, de 25 de setembro de 2026 (texto publicado no Diário Oficial da União)
and 9 more in the full report
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