TLDR Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security created a new procedure to recover funds tied to illegal fixed-odds betting. The rule is set out in Ordinance No. 1,287/2026, signed September 2 by Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva. Officials estimate the frozen funds could total more than R$1 billion. The money must go through an administrative process and a court ruling before it can be transferred. Recovered funds would go to the National Public Security Fund to support public security programs.
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security has set up a new administrative process to recover money linked to illegal fixed-odds betting operators. The rule was published as Ordinance No. 1,287/2026 on September 2. It was signed by Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva.
The ministry says the frozen funds could total more than R$1 billion. That money is not automatically owned by the government. It must go through an administrative process, followed by a court decision on forfeiture.
How the Recovery Process Works
The National Public Security Secretariat, known as Senasp, will run the process. It falls under the Directorate of Management of the National Public Security Fund.
That directorate will receive documents from the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting. It will review the evidence, open cases, and make the first administrative decisions.
Each case then goes to a Process Instruction Commission. The commission must include at least three public servants who prepare a final report.
The party involved will be notified of the decision. They get 15 days to submit a defense, along with documents, evidence, and witnesses.
An appeal can be filed within 10 days. The Minister of Justice and Public Security will handle that appeal.
If the administrative ruling favors forfeiture, the case moves to the Attorney General’s Office. That office