TLDR Brazil’s National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) has named members of a new working group for the fixed-odds betting market. The group was created under Ordinance No. 73, published August 12, 2026, and released in the Official Gazette on September 4, 2026. Members come from Senacon, PROCONS Brasil, the Consumer Prosecutor’s Office, the National Council of General Public Defenders, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Federal District. The group will focus on preventing abusive practices, surveillance, and handling consumer complaints tied to betting. Specific measures and enforcement actions have not yet been defined.
Brazil’s National Consumer Secretariat, known as Senacon, has formed a new working group focused on the country’s fixed-odds betting market. The group was announced under Ordinance No. 73, dated August 12, 2026.
The ordinance was published in the Official Gazette of Brazil on September 4, 2026. It falls under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
The goal of the group is to build a coordinated action program for the betting sector. This program will operate within the National Consumer Protection System, also known as SNDC.
Who Is Involved
The working group brings together several consumer protection and legal bodies. These include PROCONS Brasil, the Consumer Prosecutor’s Office, the National Council of General Public Defenders, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Federal District and Territories.
Named members include National Consumer Secretary Ricardo Morishita Wada and Karen Beatriz Taveira Barros of PROCONS Brasil. Prosecutor Thelma Leal from the Consumer Prosecutor’s Office was also appointed.
These appointments link different parts of Brazil’s consumer protection system. The idea is to create one unified approach to betting oversight.
What Comes Next
The ordinance lays out who is on the working group. It does not yet say what actions the group will take.
No specific measures, supervisory steps,