Salta’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill restricting people who receive social benefits from entering casinos, bingo halls, racetracks and betting venues. The proposal would create a provincial register and require venue operators to check it; it is expected to go to the provincial Senate in the coming days.
If enacted, operators would have to check the register and deny access to listed customers.
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A Cruz Consulting survey found that 83.47% of federal social programme beneficiaries in Greater São Paulo had never used betting platforms. The research examined betting among recipients of federal social support.
A bill introduced in Manaus would make municipal social benefits conditional on recipients not placing bets online or participating in other gambling, according to the report. The proposal has not been voted on and would allow a 90-day benefit suspension for review, with repeat cases potentially leading to cancellation and a three-year exclusion from new municipal programmes.
Betting companies in Brazil are preparing arguments for a Supreme Federal Court case over the use of Bolsa Família and other social benefits on betting platforms, while awaiting a conciliation hearing. Justice Luiz Fux’s provisional decision barred new registrations by benefit recipients but stopped existing accounts from being automatically blocked; the National Confederation of Commerce brought the case, while the National Confederation of Industry is seeking higher taxes on betting revenue.
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux temporarily suspended mandatory blocking and closure of active betting accounts held by Bolsa Familia and Benefício de Prestação Continuada recipients. The ban on new registrations remains in force, and a conciliation hearing is scheduled for 10 February 2026 at 15:00.
The Brazilian Association of Economic Freedom (ABLE) asked the Supreme Federal Court to review Ministry of Finance rules that it says extend betting restrictions beyond the court’s interim order. The association says the rules affect registered family dependants who do not receive social benefits; it seeks urgent action to limit exclusions to the order’s scope. The court had not responded to the allegations, according to the report.