São Paulo lawmaker proposes blocking social-benefit recipients from betting accounts
São Paulo state deputy Andréa Werner filed a bill to prevent recipients of state income-transfer programmes from opening or keeping active accounts with online betting operators. The proposal would require checks against an official benefits database and provide for warnings, fines, suspensions or permanent authorisation revocation for non-compliance.
If adopted, the bill would require operators to verify benefit status and close accounts held by eligible programme recipients.