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Brazil's SPA-MF appoints Andiara Maranhão to responsible gaming post

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Brazil's Ministry of Finance appointed Andiara Maria Braga Maranhão as general coordinator for responsible gaming policy monitoring at SPA-MF, with the appointment announced in the Official Gazette on 28 August. She succeeds Daniele Cardoso, who became the department's deputy secretary; the new appointments were due to take effect at the start of September.

The appointment puts responsibility for monitoring responsible gaming policy within Brazil's betting department under a new coordinator.

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