Brazil Ministry of Finance Suspends 14 Betting Sites for Documentation Failures

The Brazilian Ministry of Finance has suspended the licenses of 14 sports betting sites operated by six different companies. The measures were taken due to the failure of these companies to provide mandatory documentation and information, which hindered government monitoring and fiscalization. The affected companies include Pixbet, Zeroumbet, Enseada, Select, Nexus, and RR Participações. According to the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA), the platforms must display a suspension notice and are only permitted to remain online to allow registered users to withdraw their remaining balances. Failure to comply with these decisions may result in daily fines of 200,000 reais. The suspension remains in effect until the administrative processes are concluded and the Ministry verifies that all requirements have been met. Among the affected sites is Zeroum Bet, which is linked to influencer Deolane Bezerra. A legal representative for Nexus stated that the suspension of their site, megaposta.bet.br, resulted from a processing inconsistency regarding data transmissions that the company claims were sent. While some sites linked to the Farias family, such as Pixbet and Select, were suspended, other sites owned by the same group, including Donald.Bet and BetpontoBet, may continue to operate under a separate national license.