Brazilian lottery retailers urged Caixa Econômica Federal to formalise WhatsApp as a sales channel during a BiS SiGMA panel on 9 April. Participants said half the network already uses the app, while one retailer reported that nine in ten of its sales take place outside the shop counter.
Formal rules could affect how lottery retailers conduct digital sales and serve customers.
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CAIXA Loterias recorded R$12.19bn (€2.05bn) in sales during H1 2026. CAIXA Loterias operates Brazil’s federal lottery.
It was reported that an injunction prevented LOTEP selling tickets outside Paraíba. The lottery must introduce checks within 15 days to restrict digital sales to people physically in the state or with proven civil domicile there.
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.
Brazil’s fixed-odds betting ban remains in force as legal challenges proceed before the Supreme Federal Court and the measure awaits congressional consideration, according to the report. Existing operator authorisations expired on 25 October after the 30-day transition period; a suspension or lapse of the measure would not necessarily restore them automatically.
Brazil's fixed-odds betting ban remains in force while the Supreme Federal Court and Congress consider its validity, after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election added uncertainty to the sector's future, according to the report. Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.8% of the vote against just over 48%, according to official results. The victory strengthens Lula politically but does not by itself resolve the legal battle or make the prohibition a permanent rule.
Brazil’s government said customers had until 23h59 on 5 October to withdraw money from betting platforms before sites and apps stop operating from 6 October under Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026. The Finance Ministry reported that R$1.33 billion remained in accounts; banks are scheduled to return unclaimed balances from 9 to 14 October, with unresolved cases transferred to Caixa from 14 October.
Customers with money in Brazilian betting accounts had until 23h59 on 5 October to request a withdrawal, the last day for voluntary redemption before platforms stop operating. From 6 October, sites and apps cease operations under the implementation schedule of Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, which prohibited the exploitation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting in the country.