Regis Dudena, the current head of Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), Brazil’s regulator, is expected to assume leadership of the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Economic Reforms (SRE).
Indeed, his name has been confirmed in recent internal meetings at the ministry, according to Brazilian financial and business newspaper Valor, marking a significant reshuffle within the federal economic team.
Dudena was a central figure in structuring Brazil’s regulated betting market in 2025, leading the creation of the SPA and overseeing the rollout of licensing, monitoring and enforcement mechanisms for fixed-odds operators. Under his tenure, the secretariat moved from rulemaking to active supervision, including sanctions against illegal platforms, advertising enforcement and coordination with financial institutions to disrupt unlicensed operations.
One of the most visible policy tools developed during Dudena’s time at the SPA was the federal self-exclusion platform, which allows bettors to block access to all licensed operators simultaneously. The system reached more than 200,000 Brazilians within its first weeks of operation, becoming a cornerstone of the Government’s responsible gambling framework.
Dudena’s departure would follow a period of consolidation at the SPA, which has been adjusting its leadership since the exit of former secretary Marcelo Damato, who stepped down amid the transition from market structuring to enforcement-focused supervision.
At the SRE, Dudena would take on a broader economic policy mandate, shifting from sector-specific regulation to structural reform initiatives within the Finance Ministry.
For Dudena's position, the candidates being considered are Daniele Correia Cardoso, Deputy Secretary of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat and the Undersecretary of Monitoring and Inspection of the Prizes and Betting Secretariat, Fabio Macorin.
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