This measure comes amid a drop in the president's popularity and aims to address the concerns of priority voters. Internal polls indicate that 75% of Brazilians oppose online gambling, with higher rejection among women and young people.
The Portuguese Prize and Betting Secretariat (SPA) plans to regulate the design of platforms that encourage impulse buying, such as accelerated rounds and automatic bet repetition. The measure targets accelerated rounds and automatic bet repetition, but depends on regulating relationships with providers.
The former governor and Senate candidate for Espírito Santo advocated for the creation of the Espírito Santo State Lottery – Loteria Capixaba – and the implementation of gaming operations in both physical and digital formats.
Research and clinical experience show how early screen use paves the way for compulsive gaming in adolescence. The TIC Kids Online Brazil 2025 survey reveals that 28% of Brazilian children and adolescents started using the internet before the age of six.
While the self-exclusion platform monitors and protects bettors from the legal market, the public health system continues to bear the cost of treating gamblers from illegal sites. Data from SPA-MF and SUS reinforce that regulation is the only barrier capable of measuring and containing problem gambling.
A comparative survey shows that the Brazilian volume is the largest among the main self-exclusion programs in the world — and was achieved in record time compared to countries like the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden. The number represents 3% of the 40 million active CPF (Brazilian taxpayer ID) registrations in Sigap.
The Moderation Institute seeks to join the Attorney General's Office's action on gambling addiction, while ABERT requests a postponement for Congress to debate the new law.
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