Recently, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (“SPA/MF”) published Technical Note SPA/MF n. 299/2025, addressing the accounting of rewards offered to bettors by online betting sites for the purpose of inclusion in the calculation basis of the Gross Gaming Revenue (“GGR”). The Technical Note clarified

We are happy to announce that our associate Fernando Naegele is now a PhD candidate in Regulatory Law at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ). We at Bastilho Coelho Advogados extend our best wishes of success and congratulate Fernando Naegele and his family.Bastilho Coelho Advogados

Recently, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) imposed a preventive measure against Tools for Humanity – TFH, suspending the offer of financial incentives for iris collection. TFH had been collecting iris biometric data from data subjects interested in obtaining a unique global identifier, offering cryptocurrency payments

On October 31, the Prizes and Betting Office of the Ministry of Finance (“SPA/MF”) submitted a second blocking request in Brazil for betting sites operating without having applied for a license from the Ministry of Finance. This second blocking list includes more than 1,400 betting sites not included in the

On October 11, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (“SPA/MF”) requested the blocking of more than 2,000 betting sites in the country that were operating without having applied for authorization from the Ministry of Finance. The blocking follows the provisions of Ordinance no. 1,475/2024, of

On August 23, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) published Resolution CD/ANPD no. 19 (“Regulation”), setting out the rules for the international transfer of personal data under the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The Regulation was the subject of a public consultation in 2023,

On July 16, 2024, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (“MPF”) filed a public civil action against WhatsApp LLC Inc. (“WhatsApp”) and the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”), requesting compensation of approximately 1.7 billion reais from WhatsApp due to violations of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law

On July 12, 2024, Ordinance no. 1,143/2024 (“Ordinance”) was published by the Prize and Betting Office of the Ministry of Finance (“Office”), establishing obligations for the prevention and combat of money laundering and the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (“AML/CFT”) applicable to sports betting