Caixa Econômica Federal said it would suspend sales of Federal Lottery tickets in Brazil during July 2026. The bank said scheduled draws would continue and ticket sales would resume in August 2026. The report also reported that plans to offer the product through the TFL terminal had been dropped after technical difficulties.
The one-month sales pause affects lottery retailers, while scheduled draws are due to continue.
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Amapá’s state government suspended its lottery-services tender on 26 October, ahead of the session scheduled for 27 October. The state said it must revise the tender terms to comply with Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting in Brazil; no new date has been set.
The Amapá state government has suspended its tender for the concession of state lottery services, which had been scheduled for 27 October, according to a suspension notice. The decision was taken to bring the tender terms into line with Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting in Brazil. No new date has been set for the auction.
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.
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 reportedly sent three executives to Montevideo from 24 to 26 September to examine Uruguay’s state-run fixed-odds betting model. The visit followed Caixa’s decision to defer its planned Brazilian betting platform from 2026 to 2027, or possibly abandon it; the institution had paid R$30 million for an operating authorisation.
SBC Noticias reported that Caixa is developing a technical plan to preserve lottery-agency connectivity amid Oi’s financial deterioration. Febralot requested emergency arrangements, while Caixa said it had taken measures and was monitoring the court restructuring.