Brazil health ministry outlines gambling-harm monitoring and support measures
Brazil’s Health Ministry is developing measures to monitor gambling-related health problems and support affected people, families and their networks, coordinator Gabriella de Andrade Boska said in an interview. A Vigitel survey module has collected gambling-related information since 2024, while a 2025 cooperation agreement with the Finance Ministry provides for data sharing; the ministry is also working with the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization on an observatory.
The measures could inform public health monitoring and policies addressing gambling-related harm in Brazil.