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Brazil’s TCU says Bolsa Família funds can be blocked from betting

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Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts president Vital do Rego said Bolsa Família funds can be tracked and stopped from being used for fixed-odds betting. A precautionary measure directs the finance, social development and sports ministries and Caixa Econômica to adopt immediate technical solutions; the AGU said it had not yet received formal notice of the appeal ruling as of Friday 21.

The measure requires government agencies and Caixa Econômica to operationalise a restriction on benefit funds being used for betting.

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Caixa changes +Milionária draws to Wednesdays and Fridays

Caixa changed the +Milionária lottery schedule in Brazil from 30 October, according to the report. Draws now take place on Wednesdays and Fridays from 21:00 in São Paulo; Caixa Loterias said the game’s mechanics, prices, odds and prize structure remain unchanged.

Caixa Econômica Federal's +Milionária lottery has a new draw day, effective from the Friday marked 30/10. Draws used to take place on Sundays. They are now held on Fridays, always starting from 21h, at the Espaço da Sorte in São Paulo.

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