CAIXA reported that digital channels accounted for 23% of its lottery revenue, compared with 19% in 2024. The bank said it lowered the minimum online wager from R$20 to R$2.50; total lottery revenue in the third quarter of 2025 was R$6.4 billion, up 9.9% year on year.
The figures show a rising digital share of CAIXA lottery revenue following a lower online minimum wager.
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Loteria do Estado de Minas Gerais held a public hearing on 31 March in Belo Horizonte to discuss a future concession for integrated online and in-person gaming. The proposed international tender would set a minimum bid of R$650m and require the winning company to pay R$18.27m upfront; estimated market turnover over 25 years is R$15.47bn. The authority said it would review hearing contributions before finalising the tender notice, expected in the coming months.
Brazil’s government published Provisional Measure 1,399/2026 setting a 0.5% selective tax rate for prognostics contests from 2 February 2027. The measure covers lottery formats, fixed-odds bets and fantasy sports through its reference to the relevant tax law; the rate applies during 2027, with permanent rates due to take effect in 2028.
On the evening of Wednesday the 4th, the federal government issued Provisional Measure 1,399/2026 in an extra edition of the official gazette, and the measure sets Selective Tax rates for 2027. Article 7 puts the rate for prognostics contests, which is what concerns the lottery and betting sector, at 0.5%. Article 19 delays the measure's effects until 2 February 2027 because of the noventena.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has scheduled the ADPF 1212 case for a plenary session on 4 November, to consider challenges to municipal lotteries and betting systems. A nationwide interim order suspending municipal rules, related procurement and operating activities remains in force pending the court’s review; breaches carry daily fines.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has scheduled the ADPF 1212 case for a plenary session on 4 November, the court's president, minister Edson Fachin, said. The case, filed by the party Solidariedade in March 2025 and reported by minister Nunes Marques, challenges municipal laws and decrees that created lotteries, draws and betting systems. A nationwide interim order suspending municipal rules, related procurement and operating activities remains in force pending the court's review.
Caixa’s Mega-Sena lottery prize rose to an estimated R$300 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in draw 3074 on 24 October, according to the report. Caixa plans five consecutive draws from 26 to 30 October, replacing the lottery’s regular schedule for that week; it said the change does not affect ticket prices, odds or prize bands.
Caixa's Mega-Sena lottery accumulated again after no ticket matched all six numbers in draw 3074, held on the evening of Saturday 24 October at the Espaço da Sorte in São Paulo, according to the report. The prize, previously estimated at R$227m, rose to an estimated R$300m.
Reportedly, Brazil's Receita Federal collected R$11.116bn from betting and gambling taxation, including Caixa lotteries, between January and September 2026. September alone contributed R$1.206bn, up 3.70% on August, in the last full month before the effects of the fixed-odds betting ban.
Brazil's Receita Federal collected R$11.116bn from the taxation of betting and gambling, including Caixa lotteries, between January and September 2026, according to the agency's revenue breakdown by economic division published on Thursday 22 October. The figure is 55.10% higher than the R$7.167bn recorded in the same period of 2025.