Lula says Brazil will pursue serious measures against online betting

Brazilian President Lula da Silva said on 9 February that his government would pursue measures against online betting, but did not specify what they would be. A draft decree cited in media coverage would require app stores and digital platforms to use age checks for restricted content, including betting adverts; a separate proposal to restrict Bolsa Familia beneficiaries’ betting access has been partly halted by a Supreme Federal Court judge.