Brazil health minister calls for tighter controls on betting advertising
Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha called for stricter controls on online betting advertising during a radio interview on 9 April. He compared gambling addiction with smoking-related harm and cited existing measures including a ban on advertising aimed at children, a free SUS support line and a self-exclusion system for sites authorised by the Prizes and Betting Secretariat.
Tighter advertising controls could affect how licensed betting platforms promote their services in Brazil.