SPA/MF Ordinance 2,750 creates rules for blocking accounts of illegal betting operators

SPA/MF Ordinance 2,750 was signed on September 10 and published on September 14, 2026; it entered into force on the date of publication. In Brazil, it establishes a financial blocking procedure for identified irregular operators, but the sources consulted do not identify the publication of the normative instruction that will detail the communications.

Who must block accounts and by when

The measure applies to the financial sector, payment companies, and parties responsible for payment arrangements. Upon receiving a blocking notification from the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), these entities must block the accounts of the identified irregular operators within 24 hours and prevent transactions in them.

The deadline begins upon receipt of the notification, not when a consumer sends a Pix payment. After the block, the entity has up to 48 hours, counted from the measure, to confirm compliance to the SPA. The text also determines that the selection and analysis of a suspicious situation must not exceed 45 days.

The regulation considers irregular any individual or legal entity that operates fixed-odds betting without the authorization required by legislation. This does not represent an automatic block of all bettors' accounts: the described target is the accounts of the operators indicated in the notification. The sources consulted also do not confirm that banks have already carried out blocks under this ordinance, nor do they establish the return of funds to consumers.

Although the ordinance is already in force, the communication procedures depend on a normative instruction mentioned in the text. After that instruction is published, the entities will have 30 days to implement the necessary adjustments.