Senacon creates group to combat abuses in fixed-odds betting.
The National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) has created a working group dedicated to combating abusive practices in the fixed-odds sports betting market. The initiative was formalized by Ordinance No. 73, signed by National Secretary Ricardo Morishita Wada this Monday (August 12).
The committee's mission is to develop a coordinated action program for the National Consumer Protection System, focusing on three areas: prevention, monitoring, and repression of irregularities in the betting sector. The decree designated representatives from five different bodies to compose the group.
Who is part of the group?
Senacon holds the largest share of positions, with five full members and their respective alternates. Morishita Wada himself heads the representation, with Luíza Paranaguá as alternate. The other full members of the secretariat are Nadja Ponte Nogueira, Ricardo Haacke Suppion, Renata Ruback Guedes Pereira Santos, and Daniel Amaral Nunes Carnaúba.
The other four seats belong to external bodies. The Procons Brasil association nominated Karen Beatriz Taveira Barros, with Luiz Orsatti Filho as her substitute. The Consumer Public Prosecutor's Office is represented by Public Prosecutor Thelma Leal, with Lítia Cavalcante as her alternate. The National Council of Public Defenders-General sent Ricardo Menezes da Silva, with Luciana Telles and Elcio Guerra Junior as substitutes. Paulo Roberto Binicheski participates on behalf of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Federal District and Territories, with Vívian Barbosa Caldas as his alternate.
Legal basis and next steps
The ordinance relies on a set of normative instruments that support Senacon's actions in the sector: Ordinance SE/MJSP No. 1.411, of November 25, 2021, updated by Ordinance No. 1.636, of December 4, 2025, and Decree No. 11.348, of January 1, 2023, which defines the secretariat's competencies.
The group has not yet announced a publicly released deadline for completing the coordinated action program. The ordinance, published in August, was issued based on Process No. 08012.001355/2026-36 and does not detail a schedule or quantitative targets for the inspection and repression actions foreseen in the collegiate body's mandate.
