Brazil Court Ties Pixbet Return to Biometric Age Checks
The Childhood and Youth Court of Campina Grande issued the order on July 14. The order covers the Pixbet, Flabet, and Bet da Sorte platforms, all operated by Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas.
The firm must suspend the platforms within 48 hours of receiving formal notice. Failure to do so will result in fines of R$100,000 per day, limited to R$100 million in total. Pixbet appealed the order, but a Paraíba appellate judge refused to suspend it on July 16. The injunction therefore remains in force while the appeal continues.
Why Timing is Notable
The countdown begins when the operator gets formal notification. It is not automatically triggered from the date of the decision being published.
The court ordered that Anatel, Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, be notified for possible platform blocking if Pixbet fails to comply. The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting and the national data protection authority, ANPD, were also notified to consider measures within their respective powers.
This is a judicial injunction related to the control of access. The measure is a court-ordered platform suspension, rather than a licensing sanction announced by the SPA.
Biometric Controls Set the Route Back
The suspension has no specific end date. Operations cannot resume until Pixbet proves to the court that its systems can block children and teenagers from registering or using betting accounts.
The court listed facial recognition with liveness detection at every access and financial transaction among the mechanisms that could be considered effective. It also referred to biometric checks against official databases and automatic blocking of registrations made with a minor’s CPF.
This approach takes the procedure of identity verification beyond the mere sign-up stage.
Civil Action Focuses on Access by Minors
The case emerged from a public civil action filed by the Padre Ezequiel Ramin Human Rights Defense Center and Educafro Brasil. According to Judge João Lucas, the decision was based on the Brazilian Constitution, the Child and Adolescent Statute, and the Digital ECA. The judge also cited Interministerial Ordinance MF/SECOM/MJSP No. 73/2026, which strengthens protections for minors and treats betting advertising directed at children and teenagers as abusive.
The court emphasized the possibility of minors accessing the accounts using the CPF number of the parent, guardian, or another adult. The judicial response extends identity checks beyond registration to later account access and financial transactions.
The court’s refusal to suspend the order may raise the compliance benchmark beyond Pixbet. Brazilian operators could face greater pressure to prove continuous age assurance across logins and transactions. The practical question is whether these checks can stop account sharing without creating excessive friction for verified adult customers.