Brazil’s finance ministry sets June 25, 2026 hearing on B2B service providers for fixed-odds betting operators

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting at Brazil’s Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF) has called a public hearing to collect input on how to certify the operational capacity of service providers to fixed-odds betting operators in the country. For PSPs, KYC vendors, platform suppliers, live studio providers, and data firms, this is the bit that decides who gets to play in Brazil’s regulated market.

1. The hearing will take place on 25 June 2026, from 10:00 to 17:00, in a hybrid format. It can be extended to 26 June 2026 at the same time if needed. Participation requires prior registration through a dedicated digital platform, with access available via the Audiência Pública B2B link on Brasil Participativo.
2. The call was published in the Diário Oficial da União on Wednesday, 3 June, and signed by Secretary Daniele Correa Cardoso. The hearing is meant to help draft an ordinance that will set the criteria for assessing companies that provide services to betting operators.
3. This hearing follows a public consultation opened on 4 February 2026 and closed on 23 March 2026. During that consultation, civil society, representative associations, betting operators, suppliers, specialists, and other interested parties could submit comments through the same Brasil Participativo platform.
4. The process is part of the Regulatory Agenda for the 2025-2026 biennium, established by Portaria SPA nº 817/2025. In other words, this is not a one-off exercise; it is part of Brazil’s ongoing effort to formalize the rulebook for its regulated betting market.
5. The regulation under discussion covers the business-to-business (B2B) side of the betting market. It includes providers of infrastructure, technology, and services to betting operators: betting systems and platforms, online gaming and live gaming studios, user identification and verification services, qualification and risk classification (KYC), and data and information providers used by betting systems.

There is one practical catch here: recognition of technical and operational capacity is mandatory for companies that want to operate in Brazil’s fixed-odds betting sector. To obtain the recognition ordinance, providers must show basic qualification requirements to the SPA, including legal standing as a formal legal entity under Brazilian law, with headquarters and management in the country, plus institutional integrity and tax and labor compliance.