Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting has blocked more than 60,000 sites linked to illegal betting platforms since the country began enforcing its regulated fixed-odds betting regime.
SPA Secretary Daniele Cardoso told SBT News that the regulator is pursuing unauthorised operators through website blocking, financial restrictions and action against advertising. Financial and payment institutions are required to cut off transactions tied to unlicensed platforms. That helps authorities identify the companies and payment structures behind illegal sites and cuts off their access to the financial system.
Licensed operators in Brazil must operate under the .bet.br domain. The regulator can also demand removal of advertising for unlicensed platforms. Self-regulatory body CONAR notifies media, platforms and other channels when it identifies ads for illegal operators, then passes the information to authorities.
According to preliminary SPA figures cited by Cardoso, licensed operators reported GGR of around R$37bn in 2025 after prize and bonus payouts. Roughly R$4bn went to the budget through social contributions. The Finance Ministry had authorised 85 companies to operate in the fixed-odds betting market as of August.
On 28 August Brazil's Federal Revenue Service and prosecutors launched Operation Jogo de Sombras, executing six search warrants as part of an investigation into tax evasion, currency violations and money laundering tied to betting. The suspects handled transactions worth more than R$5bn in 2025, according to investigators. Eleven tax cases have been opened with potential recovery of around R$300m.
