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Receita Federal assigns betting tax oversight to São Paulo unit

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Brazil’s Receita Federal assigned national tax monitoring of betting and gambling companies in its Confia programme to the Deope/SPO unit in São Paulo, effective 9 July. Portaria RFB 703, signed by special secretary Robinson Sakiyama Barreirinhas, sets out the jurisdictional change; companies assigned to two other São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro units remain there under an earlier order.

Operators in the Confia programme will deal with a single São Paulo unit for national tax monitoring.

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São Paulo court orders Apple to tighten age checks for casino apps

The Court of Justice of São Paulo ordered Apple to strengthen App Store age controls in Brazil to prevent minors from downloading certain casino-mechanics apps and making in-app purchases. The urgent order initially covers Casino Roulette: Roulettist; Apple has five days to block downloads by users identified as minors and must introduce age verification before virtual chips can be bought with real money. The case followed a July lawsuit by four organisations representing children’s and adolescents’ rights.

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