Paraíba State Lottery (Lotep) established an Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee under Ordinance No. 026/2025. The six-member committee will serve for two years and guide, prevent and investigate public servants’ conduct under the state Code of Ethics.
The committee adds an internal process for addressing ethics and conduct issues at Paraíba’s lottery agency.
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Paraíba’s lottery authority, Lotep, took part in a COAF training session on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, held on 23 April. The session covered use of the Siscoaf reporting system and included state lottery regulators and authorised operators, including fixed-odds betting operators; Lotep said participation was mandatory for the regular conduct of lottery activities.
Paraíba’s State Lottery (LOTEP) held a meeting in João Pessoa with gambling operators, legal specialists and industry technicians to discuss the state’s regulatory framework. Topics included safer-gambling controls, state oversight and unauthorised gaming; LOTEP said participants agreed on a joint work agenda to improve communication between the regulator and concessionaires.
A complaint submitted to Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office and the Finance Ministry alleges that companies accredited by Paraíba’s state lottery market prize draws nationally using state-level authorisations. The complaint argues this conflicts with Supreme Federal Court rulings and a 2023 Paraíba law restricting such authorisations to the state; Lotep separately established a permanent responsible-gambling commission.
Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating allegations that companies accredited by Paraíba’s Lotep used state credentials to run prize draws nationwide, according to a formal complaint. The complaint was also sent to the federal solicitor general, the Finance Ministry and Susep; the complainant argues that state credentials permit activity only in the licensing state.
Paraná’s state lottery, Lottopar, hosted representatives of Paraíba’s Lotep to exchange responsible-gambling practices. Lottopar presented a pilot using artificial intelligence to monitor betting patterns, an integrated self-exclusion system for authorised operators and work with football bodies to prevent match manipulation.