Brazil finance minister outlines restrictions as 6.2 million betting users are blocked

Finance Minister Dario Durigan said Brazil has blocked 5 million people from regulated online betting and that 1.2 million more have voluntarily self-excluded, bringing the reported total to about 6.2 million. He said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would have preferred to end betting, but argued that prohibition could expand illegal gambling; the government instead aims to restrict the sector and raise taxes.