Caixa revoked six permissions to sell its lotteries in Brazil in September 2026, with four requested voluntarily by the businesses and two imposed compulsorily. The year-to-date total reached 116 revocations, including 17 voluntary returns of permissions.
The revocations change the number of authorised Caixa lottery outlets and include both voluntary exits and compulsory closures.
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LOTTOPAR reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes from January to September 2026, exceeding the total for 2025. It said cumulative prizes since operations began in 2024 surpassed R$610m, while authorised concessionaires must follow financial controls, anti-money-laundering measures and responsible-gambling policies.
LOTTOPAR, the lottery of the state of Paraná, reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes between January and September 2026, according to figures the entity released. That exceeds the R$208.1m paid out in the whole of 2025.
No ticket matched all six numbers in Mega-Sena contest 3.073 drawn on 22 October in São Paulo, so the estimated prize rolls to R$230m for the next draw on Sunday 25 October. The previous estimate was R$206.4m. If paid in full, it would be the second-largest regular Mega-Sena prize, behind R$317.8m shared in October 2022.
No ticket matched all six numbers in Mega-Sena contest 3.073, drawn on 22 October in São Paulo, so the estimated prize for the next draw rises to R$230m. The next draw is scheduled for Sunday 25 October, also in São Paulo.
Caixa Econômica Federal cancelled six lottery outlet management contracts in April, affecting locations in five Brazilian states; two cancellations were requested by the operators. Caixa opened a tender for lottery operations in 10 municipalities, with proposals due by 10:00 on 25 May 2026 and bidding scheduled for 8–10 June.
Piracicaba’s municipal government issued a decree regulating its lottery, setting out six betting formats, including sports predictions and fixed-odds betting. The city projects annual revenue of R$75 million; its Finance Department will oversee the activity, which may be operated by a private concessionaire selected through a tender.
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.