Brazilian finance minister Dario Durigan announced on 23 March that Daniele Correa Cardoso will lead the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting. Cardoso had served as acting secretary since January, and the appointment was expected to be published in the Official Gazette.
The appointment confirms the leadership of the authority responsible for Brazil's prizes and betting portfolio.
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World Gaming appointed Mallory Reynolds-Trout as event director for iGB L!VE London and iGB Affiliate Barcelona, the company announced. Reynolds-Trout has more than 13 years of events experience and most recently worked at Clarion Events, overseeing events in the UK.
Minas Gerais governor Mateus Simões appointed Luciano França da Silveira Jr. as director-general of Loteria Mineira, with the designation published on 4 June. França replaces Onésimo Diniz Moreira, who left the post at his own request; the state also appointed Vanderlei Daniel da Silva as deputy director-general.
Flutter Brazil appointed Marcelo de Ciccio as Head of Paid Search, APP, SEO & Referral, according to the report. He will lead paid and organic search, app growth, SEO and referral programmes, with a stated focus on Betnacional and Betfair in 2026.
Brazil's Finance and Sports ministries gave the Supreme Federal Court differing views on Minas Gerais' decree restricting betting advertising on state property and at events promoted or supported by the state. Both said a later provisional measure had made the case moot; Finance argued the decree may intrude on federal powers, while Sports defended state administrative autonomy.
Brazil's Finance Ministry and Sports Ministry have given the Supreme Federal Court differing views on a Minas Gerais state decree that restricts betting advertising, according to the two submissions in ADI 8014. Both ministries told the rapporteur, Justice Flávio Dino, that Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026, which banned betting nationwide, had removed the basis of the case. They disagree on the merits: Finance argued the decree may intrude on federal legislative powers, while Sports said it can be preserved as an exercise of the state's administrative autonomy.
Brazil’s Senate Human Rights Committee approved an invitation on 10 June for Finance Minister Dario Durigan to discuss authorisation, regulation and oversight of fixed-odds betting. The committee also approved an invitation to the Finance Ministry’s Secretary of Prizes and Betting, Daniele Correa Cardoso; the requests cover addiction prevention, vulnerable groups, advertising oversight and operator authorisation criteria.