Last Wednesday (15), the Ministry of Treasury published Ordinance SPA/MF nº 70, of January 14, 2025, which establishes temporary measures to speed up authorization processes in the betting and lottery sector.
Thus, the new rule facilitates collaboration between employees of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat and the Authorization Subsecretariat, which manages requests for the exploitation of fixed-odd bets.
Impacts of the ordinance on the fixed odds betting market
Employees from the Prizes and Betting Secretariat Office will work directly on the demands of the Authorization Subsecretariat until the analysis is completed by Ordinance No. 2,104 of December 30, 2024.
So, among the responsibilities assigned to servers are:
- Analysis of authorization requests from economic agents interested in the commercial exploitation of lotteries
- The preparation of technical opinions that will support final decisions.
The definitive approval of each authorization, however, will continue to be the exclusive responsibility of the Authorization Undersecretariat.
Another highlight is the designation of the Subsecretariat for Monitoring and Inspection to evaluate the technical certificates required from companies. Therefore, all of them must comply with SPA/MF Normative Instruction No. 3, recently published on January 10, 2025.
Therefore, the ordinance aims to optimize the workflow in the sector, given the growing demand for regulation and authorizations in the betting market.
Therefore, this measure is part of a greater effort by the government to ensure the legality and transparency of lottery activities in Brazil. In other words, aligning companies with Law No. 14,790, of December 29, 2023, which regulates the segment.
In summary, SPA/MF Ordinance No. 70, which is already in force, reinforces the federal government’s commitment to structuring the betting market in an efficient and responsible manner, promoting legal security and control for investors and bettors.
Ordinance in full
SPA/MF ORDINANCE No. 70, OF JANUARY 14, 2025
Provides for the temporary collaboration of units of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat with the Authorization Subsecretariat
THE SECRETARY OF PRIZES AND BETS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, in the use of the powers conferred on him by art. 55, item II, of Annex I, of Decree No. 11,907, of January 30, 2024, and in view of the provisions of Law No. 14,790, of December 29, 2023, in Ordinance No. 1,330, of October 26, 2023 , from the Minister of State for Finance, and in Ordinance No. 827, of May 21 of 2024, nº 1,309, of August 20, 2024, and nº 2,104, of December 30, 2024, all from the Secretary of Prizes and Bets of the Ministry of Treasury, resolves:
Art. 1 This Ordinance provides for the temporary collaboration of units of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat with the responsibilities of the Authorization Subsecretariat.
Art. 2 Permanent public servants working in the Office of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat begin to work in collaboration with the Authorization Sub-Secretariat.
§ 1 The collaboration referred to in the caput will last until the completion of the analysis of the information and documents requested based on art. 2nd of SPA/MF Ordinance No. 2,104, of December 30, 2024.
§ 2 The Sub-Secretariat for Monitoring and Inspection of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets is responsible for evaluating the technical certificates requested based on art. 3 of SPA/MF Ordinance No. 2,104, of December 30, 2024, received in accordance with the provisions of SPA/MF Normative Instruction No. 3, of January 10, 2025.
Art. 3 The collaboration referred to in art. 2nd will consist of carrying out activities related to:
I – analysis of requests for authorization for commercial exploitation of the lottery modality of fixed-odd betting by economic agents; and
II – preparation of technical opinions that will support decision-making regarding authorization requests.
Single paragraph. The preparation of the final opinion approving the authorization will be the responsibility of the Authorization Subsecretariat.
Art. 4 This Ordinance comes into force on the date of its publication.
REGIS ANDERSON DUDENA