Brazil self-exclusion list nears 800,000, psychiatrist tells Roda Viva
Regulation · SectorWire deskSource published
Summary
Psychiatrist Hermano Tavares said almost 800,000 Brazilians have registered for self-exclusion through the Ministry of Finance website, in an interview on TV Cultura's Roda Viva. He credited the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting with approaching health specialists first and cited a three-question self-assessment that flags at-risk gamblers with over 90% accuracy.
Why it matters
The uptake shows a federally run self-exclusion tool is becoming a mass channel for problem-gambling controls in Brazil's regulated market.
Cite as: SectorWire, “Brazil self-exclusion list nears 800,000, psychiatrist tells Roda Viva”, 28 July 2026, https://sectorwire.news/item/brazil-self-exclusion-list-nears-800-000-psychiatrist-tells-roda-viva/