Brazil regulator deputy secretary Fabio Macorin joins IAGR board of trustees

Fabio Macorin, deputy secretary of the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), has been elected to the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) board of trustees. For operators and PSPs watching Brazil, this matters because the people shaping enforcement there are now also sitting inside a global regulator network.

1. Macorin’s appointment gives the IAGR board of trustees a South American regulator with direct experience in Brazil’s newly regulated betting market. IAGR President Ben Haden said the region brings an “important South American perspective” at a time when regulators are dealing with similar transnational challenges.
2. At the SPA, Macorin has been central to implementation, supervision and enforcement of Brazil’s betting framework. Since joining the Ministry of Finance in 2024, he has focused on monitoring authorised operators, combatting the illegal market, strengthening controls to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and coordinating enforcement with other government agencies and private sector stakeholders.
3. Before moving into the Ministry of Finance, Macorin spent 17 years in Brazil’s Federal Police. For 10 of those years, he worked specifically on the investigation and prevention of banking and financial fraud. That background explains why AML, financial monitoring and inter-agency cooperation sit near the top of his regulatory agenda.
4. Brazil’s regulated betting market formally launched in 2025 and has already become one of the most closely watched regulatory initiatives in gaming and betting. Macorin also served as the SPA’s undersecretary for monitoring and enforcement, with work that included cooperation with financial institutions, telecommunications providers and other government authorities, plus the development of data-driven tools for oversight and enforcement.
5. In his comments on the election, Macorin said Brazil had learned a great deal from regulators worldwide while building its own framework, and that the IAGR is one of the key forums for that exchange. He also noted that while jurisdictions differ in legal system, market structure and regulatory priorities, many of the challenges are the same.