The measure affects 10,4% of the total beneficiaries and complies with a Supreme Court ruling against the use of social resources for gambling; control is done via CPF (Brazilian taxpayer ID) through the Gambling Management System (Sigap).
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux has temporarily suspended a measure that mandated the compulsory closure of existing accounts belonging to beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família and BPC programs. The ban on new registrations remains in effect until a resolution is reached; understand the situation.
The request was submitted in the Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality (ADIs) analyzing the regulatory framework for betting, under the rapporteurship of Minister Luiz Fux. The agency highlights that federal lotteries raised R$ 23,4 billion in 2023.
An article by Waldir Marques highlights that online betting cannot be made a scapegoat for social fragilities and that the solution lies not in prohibiting choices, but in expanding regulation, financial education, and protection for all consumers, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
