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Brazil launches Desenrola 2 with one-year betting exclusion for participants

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Brazil’s federal government launched the Desenrola 2 debt-renegotiation programme on 4 May, with operations due to begin on 5 May for 90 days. The report says participating borrowers will be added to the Finance Ministry’s betting-exclusion list for one year, with financial institutions required to send the participants’ details to the ministry. The programme targets people earning up to five minimum wages, stated as R$8,105.

Operators may need to exclude programme participants from online betting for the stated one-year period.

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Brazil’s government campaign says Desenrola participants cannot bet online for a year

Brazil’s government communications office promoted the Desenrola 2.0 debt-renegotiation programme with campaign material stating that participants will be barred from online betting for one year. The material appeared on Instagram, X and LinkedIn; the report also cites consumer survey and household-debt figures, but gives no further details of how the restriction will be implemented.

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