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Brazil study estimates nearly 11 million people face gambling-related problems

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An opinion column on a Brazilian news site discussed a study estimating that nearly 11 million Brazilians aged over 14 experience emotional, family, financial or work problems linked to gambling. The column said one in eight of this group has gambling disorder and reported that lotteries remain the country’s most widely played gambling product.

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Brazil labour study links bet regulation to 363 gambling-related work absences in 2025

A Brazilian Ministry of Labour study links the regulation of fixed-odds betting to a rise in work absences for gambling disorder, from 67 in 2023 to 136 in 2024 and 363 in 2025. BNLData said the 363 cases equal 0.0013% of the 28,128,172 unique active bettor registrations in 2025, and that the study's author acknowledged the data cannot confirm causation.

A study by the Subsecretaria de Estatísticas e Estudos do Trabalho of Brazil's Ministry of Labour links the regulation of fixed-odds betting to a rise in work absences for gambling disorder. The number of INSS-insured workers receiving temporary incapacity benefit for ludopatia rose from 67 in 2023 to 136 in 2024 and reached 363 in 2025, the report said. The study was disclosed during a campaign period, the report said.

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