LOTERJ president Fabíola Esteves called for bet.br to identify all legally authorised betting companies in Brazil, including those approved by state lotteries. Speaking at a panel on 2 June, she said a common approach to consumer communications could help distinguish regulated operators from illegal platforms.
A shared identifier could affect how state-authorised betting operators are recognised by consumers.
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Loterj president Fabíola Esteves called for closer coordination among regulators and clearer public communication to address Brazil’s illegal gambling market at CGS Brasília on 5 May. She cited a 2025 Instituto Locomotiva survey finding that 78% of Brazilian bettors struggle to distinguish legal platforms from irregular ones.
Five Brazilian state lottery leaders discussed governance, regulation and illegal-market activity at BiS SiGMA, with Daniel Romanowski of Lottopar moderating. They called illegal operations a key obstacle and argued for cooperation between states while respecting their regulatory powers. Loterj said its Rio de Janeiro lottery had funded more than 9.2 million meals; Lotep said the Paraíba lottery supported 426 institutions.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.