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Brazil’s Finance Ministry plans mandatory loss warnings in betting adverts

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Brazil’s Finance Minister Dario Durigan said the Finance Ministry plans to require warnings about health risks and financial losses after sports betting adverts. The ministry is considering the legal format, with the requirement intended to take effect before the World Cup knockout phase; CazéTV said it had not been told about the investigation into its broadcasts and that its commercial activity follows Brazilian rules.

A new warning requirement would change the compliance conditions for sports betting advertising in Brazil.

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Espírito Santo consumer bodies propose loss-risk warnings for betting platforms

Five consumer-protection institutions in Espírito Santo sent Brazil’s Finance Ministry a proposal, presented during the week of 4 August 2026, requiring betting platforms to show the risk of financial loss before each wager. The proposal calls for a standard odds-based calculation, equally prominent risk and prize displays, and a confirmation warning when the chance of loss exceeds 80%; the ministry said the proposal would be reviewed by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting.

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