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Brazil’s SPA bars Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries from regulated betting

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has instructed regulated betting operators to block beneficiaries of Bolsa Família and the Continuous Cash Benefit Programme (BPC) from betting. The rules require operators to prevent access by beneficiaries, while industry groups disagreed over the restriction: ANJL challenged its legal basis and IBJR supported it. Estimates cited in the coverage suggest betting volume could fall by 20% to 30%.

Operators must block affected benefit recipients, while the reported potential volume decline could affect their Brazilian businesses.

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Brazil SPA bars debt-programme beneficiaries from betting for six months

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting issued rules barring beneficiaries of the Desenrola Adimplentes debt programme from opening or keeping accounts with authorised fixed-odds betting platforms. The restriction lasts six months from the start of the debt agreement; operators must check users through SIGAP and block existing customers’ bets before suspending their accounts within three days.

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