A braking operation lever (7) for a rotor braking device (11) of a spinning reel for applying a braking force to the rotation of a rotor (3) rotatably supported by a reel body (2), the braking operation lever includes a lever main body (51), an operating section (50), a brake shoe (52), an elastic member (53), and a fall out prevention mechanism. The lever body is rotatably supported by the reel body. The operating section (50) is configured to perform a braking operation, and is disposed on a first end part of the lever main body. The brake shoe (52) is disposed on a second end part of the lever main body, and is configured to be pressed against the rotor (3) by operation of the operating section. The elastic member (53) is disposed between the brake shoe (52) and the lever main body (51). The fall out prevention mechanism prevents the elastic member from falling out of the brake shoe.
