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CAIXA moves federal lottery draws to Sundays at 11am
CAIXA Loterias will move draws for the affected lottery contests from Saturdays to Sundays at 11am in São Paulo, starting 19 July. Bets for Sunday draws may be placed until 10pm on Saturday, while online pool sales will close 15 minutes before the draw; CAIXA said other product features remain unchanged.
Brazil lottery system reports R$26.6bn for public policies in 2025
Brazil’s lottery system generated R$26.6bn in public resources during 2025 from traditional lotteries and regulated fixed-odds betting, the report said. The funds were allocated to health, education, sport, public security, culture and social security. Caixa lotteries collected about R$25.1bn, including roughly R$12.2bn in social transfers.
ANEL proposes digital changes to Brazil’s Federal Lottery
Brazil’s National Association of Lottery Entrepreneurs (ANEL) sent the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting a proposal to restructure the Federal Lottery. It recommends digital ticket sales through a lottery terminal, ending mandatory ticket shares and introducing prize multipliers, according to the association’s document.
CAIXA Loterias reports R$5.97bn in federal lottery sales in Q1 2026
CAIXA Loterias S.A., operator of Brazil’s federal lottery, reported sales of R$5.97 billion in Q1 2026. The report also gave a euro equivalent of €1.01 billion.
Caixa delays sports betting platform launch to 2027 as TCU seeks explanations
Caixa Econômica Federal has deferred its planned sports betting platform launch in Brazil to 2027, and has not guaranteed the project will resume, according to the report. Caixa Loterias paid R$30 million for federal authorisation, which permits sports betting and online games under three brands. The TCU is monitoring the delay and ordered Caixa Loterias to provide a timetable; the supplied text ends before giving the response deadline.