Rio lottery authority reports forged betting accreditation document
Rio de Janeiro's state lottery, LOTERJ, reported suspected fraud involving a forged document that purported to show a company had passed its betting accreditation process. The authority said the approval did not exist, opened an administrative procedure and referred materials to prosecutors, who later filed a civil public action. LOTERJ joined the case as an assistant.
Operators and regulators should verify accreditation claims because forged documents could misrepresent market approval.