Brazil's Federal Court upholds gambling regulation and revokes license for companies that fail to pay fees
Thursday 27 de February 2025 / 12:00
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(Brasilia).- Judge Flavio Jaime de Moraes Jardim, of the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, suspended the decision of Judge Itagiba Catta Preta Neto, of the 4th Federal Civil Court of the SJDF, in a civil injunction in favour of Tropicalize Participações e Investimentos Ltda. (betfive.io, sportsbet.io and b2xbet.net and jetbet365.com, sorte.bet and pinbet.io) until the final judgment on the appeal.

The Federal Government brought an interlocutory appeal against a decision granting an interim injunction in favour of Tropicalize Participações e Investimentos Ltda, allowing it to continue operating fixed odds betting without paying the required fee. The contested decision ordered the judicial deposit of the amount of R$60 million, corresponding to two betting licences, and guaranteed the company's inclusion in the list of authorised companies on a provisional basis.
In its appeal, the Federal Government argued that the injunction violated the regulatory framework for fixed-odds betting in Brazil, established in Law 14.790/2023 and regulated by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA/MF) of the Ministry of Finance. According to the Office of the Attorney General of the Union (AGU), the company was regularly notified through the Betting Management System (SIGAP) to pay the licence fee, as provided by law, and that there is no illegality in the procedure adopted by the Public Administration. It also argued that the complainant had already received and responded to previous notifications through the same system, which shows that it was aware of the electronic process.
The Federal Government also pointed out that the allegation of technical difficulties in issuing the payment voucher is unfounded, as the legislation establishes clear and non-extendable deadlines for the payment of the fee. It also argues that the company, by not paying on time, is improperly requesting an extension that has no legal support.
The Federal Government's petition requested the annulment of the injunction on the grounds that it creates an irreparable risk to the regulation of the sector, endangering the supervision and control of gambling activities in the country. It also alleged that the maintenance of the measure undermines the isonomy between the companies in the sector, unduly favouring the aggrieved party to the detriment of the other operators that have complied with the legal requirements.
With the suspension of the first instance decision, Tropicalize Participações e Investimentos Ltda, which operates the betfive.io, sportsbet.io and b2xbet.net brands, and jetbet365.com, sorte.bet and pinbet.io were excluded from the list of companies authorised by the Secretariat of Betting and Prizes of the Ministry of Finance - SPA/MF to offer fixed odds betting throughout the national territory by court order.
Companies authorised by decision of the Federal Court
Currently, the Secretariat of Betting and Prizes - SPA/MF of the Ministry of Finance has already been forced to authorise the operation of six companies and 13 brands/domains due to decisions of the Federal Court.
The companies Select Operations Ltda (mmabet.com, papigames.com and in2bet.com), Megapix Comunicação e Tecnologia Ltda (megapix.bet), Zona de Jogo Negócios e Participações Ltda (zonadejogo.com, apostaonline.com and onlybets.tv), Cash For Pay Ltda (betmillion. io) were authorised by Federal Judge Itagiba Catta Preta Neto of the 4th Federal Civil Court of the Federal District Judicial Section and Atlantis Comercio Eletrônico e Software House Ltda (MetBet, EsportivaBet and MetGol 100%) by the Federal Judge of the 2nd Federal Court of the Federal District, Sergio Wolney de Oliveira Batista Guedes. Esportes Gaming Brasil Ltda (Esportes da Sorte and Onabet), on the other hand, was authorised through a judicial process that is being kept secret.
Betting balance list
So far, the SPA/MF has issued 49 definitive and 21 provisional authorisations. There are currently 77 authorised companies and 79 operating licences for fixed odds betting and online gaming, 71 of which are regular and six by decision of the Federal Court, making a total of 172 brands.
Authorised companies in alphabetical order:
1. 7MBR LTDA
2. A2FBR LTDA
3. A2FBR LTDA
4. ALFA ENTRETENIMENTO S.A.
5. ANA GAMING BRASIL S.A.
6. APOLLO OPERATIONS LTDA
7. APOSTA 1 LTDA
8. APOSTA GANHA LOTERIAS LTDA
9. ATLANTIS COMERCIO ELETRONICO E SOFTWARE HOUSE LTDA*
10. B3T4 INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTDA
11. BELL VENTURES DIGITAL LTDA
12. BET.BET SOLUÇÕES TECNOLÓGICAS S.A.
13. BETBOOM LTDA
14. BETBR LOTERIAS LTDA
15. BETESPORTE APOSTAS ON LINE LTDA
16. BETFAIR BRASIL LTDA
17. BETSPEED LTDA
18. BIG BRAZIL TECNOLOGIA E LOTERIA S.A.
19. BLAC JOGOS LTDA
20. BLOW MARKETPLACE LTDA
21. BOA LION S.A.
22. BRILLIANT GAMING LTDA
23. CAIXA LOTERIAS S.A.
24. CASH FOR PAY LTDA*
25. CDA GAMING LTDA
26. DIGIPLUS BRAZIL INTERACTIVE LTDA
27. EA ENTRETENIMENTO E ESPORTES LTDA
28. EB INTERMEDIACOES E JOGOS S.A.
29. ESPORTES GAMING BRASIL LTDA*
30. F12 DO BRASIL JOGOS ELETRONICOS LTDA
31. FAST GAMING S.A.
32. FOGGO ENTERTAINMENT LTDA
33. FUTURAS APOSTAS LTDA
34. GALERA GAMING JOGOS ELETRONICOS S.A.
35. GAMEWIZ BRASIL LTDA
36. GAMEWIZ BRASIL LTDA
37. GORILLAS GROUP DO BRASIL LTDA
38. H2 LICENSED LTDA
39. HILGARDO GAMING LTDA
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41. HS DO BRASIL LTDA
42. JOGO PRINCIPAL LTDA
43. KAIZEN GAMING BRASIL LTDA
44. LBBR APOSTAS DE QUOTA FIXA LIMITADA
45. LEVANTE BRASIL LTDA
46. LINDAU GAMING BRASIL S.A.
47. LOGAME DO BRASIL LTDA
48. LUCKY GAMING LTDA
49. MEGAPIX COMUNICAÇÃO E TECNOLOGIA LTDA*
50. MERIDIAN GAMING BRASIL SPE LTDA
51. MMD TECNOLOGIA, ENTRETENIMENTO E MARKETING LTDA
52. NEXUS INTERNATIONAL LTDA
53. NSX BRASIL S.A.
54. NVBT GAMING LTDA
55. OIG GAMING BRAZIL LTDA
56. OLAVIR LTDA
57. PIXBET SOLUÇÕES TECNOLÓGICAS LTDA.
58. REALS BRASIL LTDA
59. RR PARTICIPAÇÕES E INTERMEDIAÇÕES DE NEGÓCIOS LTDA
60. SABIA ADMINISTRACAO LTDA
61. SC OPERATING BRAZIL LTDA
62. SEGURO BET LTDA
63. SELECT OPERATIONS LTDA*
64. SEVENX GAMING LTDA
65. SIMULCASTING BRASIL SOM E IMAGEM S.A.
66. SISTEMA LOTÉRICO DE PERNAMBUCO LTDA.
67. SKILL ON NET LTDA
68. SORTENABET GAMING BRASIL S.A.
69. SPRBT INTERACTIVE BRASIL LTDA
70. STAKE BRAZIL LTDA
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72. TQJ-PAR PARTICIPACOES SOCIETARIAS S.A.
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75. VANGUARD ENTRETENIMENTO BRASIL LTDA
76. VENTMEAR BRASIL S.A.
77. VERSUS BRASIL Ltda
78. WORLD SPORTS TECHNOLOGY DO BRASIL S.A.
79. ZONA DE JOGO NEGOCIOS E PARTICIPACOES LTDA*
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