Campinas began offering remote support on 3 September to people experiencing problems related to online betting. The city said the Virando o Jogo service has a 12-person mental health team and can refer more severe cases to one of 15 regional psychosocial care centres.
The service adds a municipal support and referral route for people experiencing gambling-related harm.
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It was reported that Brazil’s provisional measure 1.394/2026, published on 25 September, may shift bettors towards unlicensed sites and undermine the regulated market’s self-exclusion system. The article says the measure ends betting-sector allocations to the Ministry of Health, which received R$ 45.7 million in 2025 and R$ 27.8 million in the first half of 2026.
BNLData has argued that Brazil's provisional measure 1.394/2026, published on 25 September, may push bettors towards unlicensed sites and undermine the regulated market's self-exclusion system. The measure ends betting-sector allocations to the Ministry of Health, the outlet said.
Lawyer José Francisco Manssur criticised Brazil’s provisional measure halting authorised betting operations during a videocast discussion, saying it raised questions about legal certainty. Manssur, who said he helped draft the regulations, also argued that the measure did not address people with gambling-related problems and said regulation had reduced the number of illicit businesses.
Argentina’s government assigned the Health Ministry responsibility for policies addressing gambling-related harm through Decree 771/2026, published in the Official Gazette. The decree covers prevention, awareness, training, research and comprehensive support related to gambling and online betting.
Reportedly, Brazilian federal deputy Ana Paula Lima introduced Bill 4.761/2026 to fund public mental health services through a levy on authorised fixed-odds betting operators. The proposed monthly charge would start at 2% of operator revenue, with adjustments permitted between 1% and 6%. Proceeds would fund prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for gambling disorders.
It was reported that Brazil’s health ministry launched a national campaign on harm from online betting. The initiative provides information on gambling risks and treatment services for players and families.