Brazilian betting operators face social-benefit recipient exclusion from 1 December
Brazil’s regulated betting operators must block recipients of Bolsa Família and BPC benefits from registering or using existing accounts from 1 December, following a Supreme Federal Court determination and recommendations from the Federal Court of Accounts. The SPA requires checks through Sigap at a user’s first daily login and every 15 days; industry representatives estimate the restriction could reduce operators’ user bases by about 20%.
Operators must implement recurring eligibility checks and block accounts identified as belonging to social-benefit recipients.