Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan announced Daniele Cardoso as Secretary of Prizes and Betting on 23 March, reportedly. The appointment was communicated on X and is due to be published in the Official Gazette; Cardoso had served as the department’s deputy secretary since 20 August 2025.
Cardoso’s appointment identifies the official leading Brazil’s department responsible for the regulated betting market.
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Reportedly, Brazil’s finance minister supported regulating betting and strengthening controls. The minister stopped short of backing a gambling ban as calls for prohibition increased.
Dario Durigan, Brazil's finance minister, came out in support of regulating betting and tightening oversight of the industry, though he avoided endorsing a ban on gambling. According to him, public accounts do not rely on betting revenue to stay balanced. The rules, he added, have long been consolidated and were never meant to generate income.
Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said in a 21 August interview that 5 million people were barred from online betting and another 1.2 million had self-excluded, bringing the total to 6.2 million. He supported regulating the sector rather than banning it, saying a prohibition could encourage illegal betting. Durigan also said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would have preferred to end betting.
It was reported that finance minister Dario Durigan proposed treating betting regulation similarly to tobacco controls. He supported higher operator taxation and access restrictions for vulnerable groups, including welfare recipients.
Brazil Finance Minister Dario Durigan met Supreme Federal Court President Edson Fachin on 15 July to seek the continuation of precautionary rulings that block municipal authorisations and prevent states from issuing nationwide betting licences. Durigan cited Federal Police operations involving platforms authorised by municipalities; Fachin said the Court would consider the merits of related cases in the second half of 2026.
Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan is due to meet Supreme Federal Court president Edson Fachin on 15 July 2026 to present the government’s actions on betting regulation and enforcement, according to the report. Durigan is expected to bring legislation and more than 70 ministerial orders; the court is scheduled to consider the constitutionality of the prohibition on gambling on 5 August.