Paraná state lottery Lottopar and the state comptroller's office held anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing training for commission members. The session covered audits of Lottopar's internal processes and concessionaires, including contract oversight, monitoring and documented accountability.
The training sets out audit and control practices for Lottopar and its lottery concessionaires.
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Paraná and Lottopar asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court for an interim order in ADPF 1212, according to the filing described in the report. They seek to prevent municipalities from operating lotteries beyond their boundaries, including by blocking online bets from IP addresses outside each municipality. The case awaits the court’s decision.
Lottopar published an anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism-financing manual for authorised lottery operators and public servants in Paraná. The guidance sets out operational procedures, suspicious-transaction reporting to COAF, internal controls and compliance measures under Portaria 028/2025.
Lottopar chief Romanowski said Brazilian state lotteries could pursue joint lottery projects within two or three years, potentially challenging current legal restrictions in the Federal Court. He argued that states have authority to cooperate and suggested a lottery involving southern states as a way to offer larger prizes.
Caixa revoked Lotérica Porto Barreiro Ltda ME’s lottery permission in Paraná after the company did not appeal an irregularity finding, according to the report. The outlet must meet three post-revocation obligations within ten working days, including returning Federal Lottery tickets from draws yet to take place and awaiting collection of Caixa equipment.
AGS said it launched Gong Hee Fot Choy in Paraná, Brazil, with Apostou, an operator authorised by Lottopar. The video lottery game offers tickets priced from R$ 0.25 to R$ 1.00 and prizes of up to R$ 100,000.00; AGS said six further titles are planned for the first quarter of 2026.