TL;DR: SPA/MF is the Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas of Brazil's Ministério da Fazenda. It authorised and supervised fixed-odds betting under Law 14.790/2023 until Medida Provisória 1.394 of 25 September 2026 banned that activity; it keeps supervisory powers over the period in which authorisations were in force.
Current status (30 September 2026)
Medida Provisória nº 1.394, of 25 September 2026 prohibits the operation, offer, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting in Brazil, covering both sports betting and online games (art. 1). For the SPA/MF this means:
- It can no longer grant authorisations. New ones are barred from the date of publication and pending applications lapse (art. 6).
- The authorisations it granted under Law 14.790/2023 are extinguished thirty days after publication (art. 4).
- It keeps its supervisory and enforcement powers over facts that occurred while authorisations were in force (art. 5 and art. 29, sole paragraph), and operators must keep reporting to it through the Sigap system on their activity up to the date they stop operating (art. 11).
- It receives the information on player refunds that operators and payment institutions must send during the transition (arts. 8 and 9).
The measure has the force of law from publication and is before the National Congress, which lists 23 November 2026 as the end of its deliberation period (MPV 1394/2026). Two actions asking for its suspension were filed at the Supreme Court, which had reported the filings but no decision when we checked on 30 September 2026 (STF note of 28 September). Dates, obligations and what to watch are on our page on Brazil's market status. This entry is general information, not legal advice.
What the SPA/MF was until 25 September 2026
Brazil legalised fixed-odds betting (apostas de quota fixa) federally with Law 13.756/2018, but the operating framework was only completed by Law 14.790/2023 and the ordinances (Portarias) issued by the Ministry of Finance through 2024. The SPA, often written SPA/MF, was the body that stood up and ran that regime.
The first authorisations took effect on 1 January 2025. The regime required a R$30 million grant fee for a five-year authorisation covering up to three brands, and brought online casino games and sports betting into scope. Tax was 12% of GGR plus federal corporate tax, with allocations set by law.
How the regime worked
Authorised operators had to use a .bet.br domain, report transactions to the SPA through the Sigap system, verify identity with CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas) and facial recognition, check the national self-exclusion register and follow the advertising rules set by the SPA and by CONAR. Pix was the dominant deposit method and credit-card deposits were prohibited.
Key facts
- Law 14.790/2023 enacted: 30 December 2023
- First authorisations effective: 1 January 2025
- Grant fee under that regime: R$30 million, five-year term, up to three brands per authorisation
- Domain rule under that regime: .bet.br
- Ban on fixed-odds betting and its advertising: 25 September 2026 (MP 1.394/2026, art. 1)
- Existing authorisations extinguished: thirty days after publication (MP 1.394/2026, art. 4)
- Most of Law 14.790/2023 revoked: MP 1.394/2026, art. 29
See also
- Brazil's market status after MP 1.394/2026
- Jurisdictional Licence
- Regulated vs Grey Market
- KYC — Know Your Customer