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.
The leadership change affects the administration of Minas Gerais' state lottery.
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Loteria do Estado de Minas Gerais extended the deadline for submissions to its public consultation on international tender 001/2026 to 22 April 2026. It also moved the deadline for publishing its responses to 4 May 2026; other consultation terms remain unchanged.
Loteria do Estado de Minas Gerais held a public hearing on 31 March in Belo Horizonte to discuss a future concession for integrated online and in-person gaming. The proposed international tender would set a minimum bid of R$650m and require the winning company to pay R$18.27m upfront; estimated market turnover over 25 years is R$15.47bn. The authority said it would review hearing contributions before finalising the tender notice, expected in the coming months.
The State Lottery of Minas Gerais is seeking industry input to help shape a new international bidding process. The available text provides no further details about the consultation or bids.
The Minas Gerais State Court of Accounts suspended planned 2027 sponsorship contracts worth R$32 million between state-owned companies and Cruzeiro, Atlético-MG and América-MG. The interim decision bars new agreements and stops payments if contracts have already been signed; it followed a representation by governor-elect Cleitinho Azevedo and cited missing evidence of returns and objective criteria.
The Minas Gerais State Court of Accounts (TCEMG) has suspended, in an interim decision, R$32m of sports sponsorship contracts planned for 2027 between state-owned companies and the clubs Cruzeiro, Atlético-MG and América-MG.
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.