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Brazil bars Desenrola beneficiaries from licensed online betting for 12 months

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Brazil’s federal government is promoting Desenrola 2.0, whose beneficiaries are barred from betting online with licensed sites for 12 months. The Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets issued rules prohibiting their access and instructing operators to prevent them from registering. The National Association of Games and Lotteries said the restriction does not cover illegal platforms.

Licensed operators must prevent Desenrola 2.0 beneficiaries from registering, while the association says illegal platforms remain outside the measure.

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Brazil sets betting blocks for Desenrola 2.0 beneficiaries

Brazil’s Finance Ministry confirmed that participants in the Desenrola 2.0 debt programme must authorise betting restrictions for 12 months, with banks sharing beneficiary data for operators to check. The system will require operators to block new accounts or suspend existing ones and return available balances within two days; operators face deadlines of 15 May for new registrations and 20 May for existing accounts.

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