Caixa Econômica Federal will suspend Loterias Caixa draws on 16 and 17 February 2026, the company said. Draws resume on Ash Wednesday, 18 February, with seven contests, including Loteca, which has a R$5m prize and results due at 18:00.
Operators and players should plan around the paused Carnival draws and the resumed schedule, including Loteca’s announced result timing.
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Caixa Econômica Federal suspended lottery draws in Brazil on Good Friday, 3 April, and closed physical lottery outlets for the holiday. The Mega-Sena draw 2992 and Loteria Federal draw 6054-2 were moved to Saturday, 4 April; the Mega-Sena prize was estimated at R$10 million.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court suspended its hearing on a challenge to municipal laws governing lotteries and sports betting on 4 November 2026. President Edson Fachin agreed to consider the case alongside other proceedings on betting, lotteries and games of chance; the court has set no date for resuming the hearing.
On Wednesday the 4th, the full bench of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) halted its consideration of ADPF 1212 once the report had been read and the oral arguments delivered. The court has not fixed a date for the proceedings to pick up again.
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.
Caixa Econômica Federal announced that Pix Saque and Pix Troco services at lottery outlets across Brazil would be suspended from March. Febralot said the change could affect thousands of outlets, while the Banco Central do Brasil continues to regulate the services for other eligible businesses.
Caixa Econômica Federal plans to suspend Pix Saque and Pix Troco at lottery outlets across Brazil from 16 March 2026. Febralot said it is negotiating with the bank to prevent the change, which it considers harmful to lottery concessionaires. Caixa also outlined other Pix risk-control measures, including shorter QR code validity and user identification.