Rio de Janeiro Public Defender sues 43 betting companies, seeks R$300m
Rio de Janeiro's Public Defender filed a collective civil action against 43 online betting companies on 18 July, seeking consumer warnings and protections. It asks the court to order R$300 million in collective moral damages and restrict advertising that uses only the phrase “play responsibly”; the case was assigned to the 6th Business Court of the capital.
The requested orders could require betting platforms to change advertising and add consumer-protection tools.