Regis Dudena leaves betting regulation and takes over Secretariat of Economic Reforms.

Regis Anderson Dudena has been appointed to the position of Secretary of Economic Reforms at the Ministry of Finance. The appointment was signed this Wednesday (January 28th) by the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa dos Santos. The administrative act was published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Thursday (January 29th).

Details of the official appointment

The specific appointment order states that Dudena will occupy the position classified under code CCE 1.17 and will be relieved of the function he currently performs.

Dudena is leaving his position as head of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA) at the Ministry of Finance, a post he has held since his appointment on April 22, 2024. His name was confirmed for the new position in recent days during meetings with members of the ministry, according to sources consulted by the market.

Career path and achievements

At the head of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat, Dudena was responsible for regulating lotteries, commercial promotions, and the sports betting and online gaming market, also known as " bets ." His work was considered fundamental and competent in the process of regulating fixed-odds betting and online gaming.

Dudena is a close associate of the Executive Secretary of the Treasury, Dario Durigan, with whom he worked as a special advisor in the Special Secretariat for Legal Affairs of the Civil House during the government of Dilma Rousseff (PT). His nomination for the SPA was attributed to the number 2 of the Treasury. Before joining the government, he worked as legal manager of ANTF (National Association of Railway Transporters) and has a history of working in public, regulatory and infrastructure law.

SPA structuring and results

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting was created by the federal government on January 31, 2024, through Decree No. 11.907, and is subordinate to the Ministry of Finance. Its main function is to regulate, monitor, and supervise the fixed-odds betting market ( bets ), online games, lotteries, and commercial promotions in Brazil.

During 2024, Dudena led the creation of a set of regulations through decrees, ordinances, and normative instructions to regulate the lottery modality of fixed-odds betting and online games, legalized by Law No. 13.756/2018 and Law No. 14.790/2023.

In 2025, the first full year of the regulated market, SPA, under Dudena's leadership, presented significant results, including the blocking of more than 25 illegal websites, the regulation of 79 authorized companies, and the launch of the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform, which received more than 217 self-blocking requests in just 40 days. The sector recorded gross revenue of approximately R$ 37 billion, with R$ 4,5 billion in legal allocations to areas such as health, sports, public safety, and tourism.

Administrative transition

The publication in the Official Gazette completes the formal appointment process, following standard administrative procedures for appointing high-ranking positions in the federal government. For Dudena's position at SPA, the candidates are Deputy Secretary Daniele Correia Cardoso and Undersecretary for Monitoring and Inspection, Fabio Macorin.