An opinion piece says President Lula signed Decree No. 13.138/2026 on 14 October, regulating Brazil's legal framework for the video game industry, including funding via Ancine, a "Rouanet Games" initiative and a public platform for national games. It notes that a day earlier the Ministry of Justice asked the data protection agency ANPD to scrutinise six games with loot boxes, citing risks similar to betting. The author argues the government is inconsistent in backing games while moving to ban fixed-odds betting by provisional measure.
President Lula signed Decree No. 13.138/2026 at the Palácio do Planalto on 14 October, regulating the legal framework for the electronic games industry under Law No. 14.852/2024, according to an opinion piece. The package is named "Desenvolve Gamers Brasil" and provides for funding through Ancine and the Audiovisual Sectoral Fund, an initiative called Rouanet Games, simplified registration at INPI and a public platform, Game Brasil, to publicise national games.