Caixa announced an average 21.67% price increase across six federal lottery games, effective 9 July. Mega-Sena bets will rise from R$5 to R$6; increases range from 16.67% for Lotofácil to 33.33% for Loteca.
The changes alter ticket prices and prize allocations across six Caixa lottery products.
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Lottopar said it carried out in-person inspections this week at lottery retail locations in Paraná’s Campos Gerais region. Inspectors checked system integration, authorised devices, terminal operation and compliance with current rules, and advised businesses on operational security and regulatory requirements.
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) said it will include a review of rules for Caixa-operated lotteries in its 2026–2027 regulatory agenda. The review will allow formal consideration of an association proposal to replace printed Federal Lottery tickets with electronic records, but the SPA has not endorsed the proposal or set a completion date.
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’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 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.