Rio Grande do Norte’s Finance Secretariat opened an accreditation process for companies offering electronic payment services to lottery operators. Applications for Public Notice 002/2025 are accepted from 24 November to 5 December 2025 through the Electronic Information System.
The accreditation process is a procurement opportunity for payment providers supporting the state lottery.
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Rio Grande do Norte’s finance secretariat says the state lottery remains on track to begin operations in the first half of 2026. The state is accrediting operators and testing technical systems; forecast and instant games are planned first, with the exact start date still unconfirmed.
The Rio Grande do Norte Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a direct action of unconstitutionality challenging Bodó’s law establishing the LotSeridó municipal lottery and authorising fixed-odds betting. The office argued that only the federal government can legislate on lottery services and said the municipal framework lacks federal oversight. It cited earlier precautionary asset-seizure measures of up to R$145 million in an investigation into irregular betting operations.
Rio Grande do Norte Governor Fátima Bezerra said she would sanction a law establishing the state lottery and its fund at a ceremony in Natal on 24 June. Approved by the state assembly this month, the law places the service under the state finance secretariat and allows lottery formats including sports and instant games.
Rio Grande do Norte’s Finance Secretariat said the state lottery, Lotern, is expected to begin operating in the first half of 2026, initially offering fixed-odds betting. The Secretariat said a notice for accrediting operating companies is expected by the end of December 2025, with commercial operations to be delegated through permission contracts and accreditation.
Three people investigated in Operation Conto da Sorte agreed on 15 October to pay R$200 mil and forfeit a further R$1.2 milhão, a total of R$1.4 milhão, with the Rio Grande do Norte prosecutor's office, according to SPA Ministério da Fazenda (Brazil). The operation, opened after technical analysis by the SPA, examines suspected illegal gambling via the Lotseridó lottery created by Bodó municipality. Companies linked to the group must show a compliance programme within 180 days.
Three people under investigation in Operation Conto da Sorte agreed on 15 October to pay R$200,000 and to forfeit a further R$1.2m, a total of R$1.4m, under an agreement with the Rio Grande do Norte prosecutor's office, according to a notice from the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (SPA/MF). The three admitted involvement in the facts under investigation in the operation, the SPA said.