According to the department’s deputy secretary, Daniele Cardoso, the measures are part of the process of regulating the betting sector in the country
A (Prizes and Betting Secretariat) of the took down approximately 23,000 clandestine betting sites in Brazil. The data was released on Thursday (October 30, 2025) by the department’s deputy secretary, Daniele Cardoso, during the 2nd Forum Awareness and Protection of Online Games Bettors, held in São Paulo and organized by .
The action was carried out in partnership with (National Telecommunications Agency), based on complaints, own monitoring and information from the (National Advertising Self-Regulation Council).
The measures are part of the process of regulating the online betting sector in the country. In addition to blocking websites, the government created rules for payment methods, limiting the use of cryptocurrencies and prohibiting intermediary companies from providing services to unauthorized platforms.
According to Cardoso, the GTI (Interministerial Working Group) on Mental Health and Problem Gambling Prevention and Harm Reduction should soon launch a centralized self-exclusion platform. “Citizens will be able to exclude themselves from all platforms regulated by the SPA”these.
Increase in complaints
O recorded a 40% increase in complaints about betting platforms compared to the previous year. The data was presented by the agency’s executive director, Luís Orsatti, in a panel on “Regulation, Responsibility and Consumer Protection in Online Gaming”, which also included the participation of Daniele Cardoso and federal deputy (Republicanos-SP).
Russomanno highlighted the need for transparency in the sector. “The game is a service provision and it must have parameters: transparency, that the consumer is aware of what is available and that the promises made to the consumer are fulfilled. We have to be concerned about the consumer in general, and in the game in the same way”, these.
The congressman also warned that the credibility of platforms depends on the conduct of the companies themselves: “When a bet falls into disrepute, it causes this effect on the others as well”these.
