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Brazil’s Ministry of Finance, through the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting, is proposing rules that would bring key betting suppliers under a licensing regime.
If adopted, the changes would mean many B2B providers must secure authorisation to continue supplying Brazil’s licensed operators.
The consultation opened on 4 February 2026 and runs until 23 March 2026, with SPA inviting comments on a draft ordinance that would set minimum requirements for service providers working with Brazil’s licensed fixed-odds operators.
A licensing net aimed at the supplier layer
The draft targets a broad range of B2B services that support a licensed betting site.
SPA is aiming at the vendors behind the curtain: platform tech, casino and live studio content, KYC and risk tooling, and the sports data feeds that drive odds.
With this rule, suppliers will not keep selling into Brazil’s regulated market without prior approval. Only authorised providers would be allowed to supply licensed operators, and operators would be expected to end contracts with suppliers that fail to obtain authorisation after the transition period.
The draft also makes a big exception: vertically integrated setups where the operator only provides these services for themselves wouldn’t need the same supplier authorization.
Six months to qualify, 120 days to localise
Industry legal commentary around the draft says the transition would give affected suppliers six months from the ordinance’s entry into force to secure authorisation.
Foreign suppliers can still apply, but there’s a catch. Providers without a Brazilian presence must establish a local subsidiary within 120 days to complete the licensing process. For offshore-first platform and data companies, that timeline could force quick decisions on entity setup, staffing, and ongoing compliance.
Contracts must be in Portuguese, and regulators get access
The draft also pushes deeper into day-to-day commercial operations. Contracts between operators and suppliers must be written in Brazilian Portuguese, in accordance with a civil-law requirement often cited in local contracting standards.
Regulator visibility is another thing that will likely get attention. Confidentiality clauses wouldn’t stop SPA from getting contractual info. So, suppliers and operators could still agree to keep things confidential between themselves, but not to hide stuff from the regulator.
SPA: the goal is to tighten the market against illegality
SPA said the consultation is part of a bigger effort to beef up controls to stop illegal betting, and to formalize what’s expected from companies providing critical systems and services to licensed operators.
With the consultation window now open, suppliers, operators, and trade groups have until 23 March to push for changes before SPA decides what the final rule will look like, and how quickly the supplier market will be forced to adapt.
Source: Tribuna
