Individuals receiving benefits in Brazil banned from online betting

Summary

On 1 October 2025 the federal government published a rule from the Ministry of Finance’s Secretary of Prizes and Bets to implement a Supreme Federal Court (STF) directive preventing beneficiaries of Bolsa Família and the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC) from registering for or placing bets on online betting platforms. Operators must consult a SIGAP database using the individual’s CPF during registration and login; anyone found on the beneficiaries list must be blocked, have their account closed and any deposited funds returned. The SIGAP feature was developed by Serpro as part of an Impeded Persons Module under Law No. 14,790/2023. The Ministry stresses benefits will not be suspended and places responsibility for blocking access on betting companies. The move follows Central Bank data showing over R$3bn was wagered by beneficiary families, and replaces an ineffective earlier attempt to block Bolsa Família cards.

Key Points

The rule (published 1 October 2025) enforces an STF decision banning the use of social benefit funds for betting.
Betting operators must query the SIGAP Betting Management System using beneficiaries’ CPF at registration and login.
Flagged users must be prevented from registering, have accounts closed and deposited amounts returned.
SIGAP’s new Impeded Persons Module was developed by Serpro in response to Law No. 14,790/2023.
The Ministry emphasises beneficiaries’ payments will not be suspended; enforcement is the operators’ duty.
Central Bank figures indicated more than R$3bn was spent by beneficiary families on betting, underlining the scale of the issue.

Why should I read this?

Quick heads-up: this changes the compliance rulebook for Brazilian online gambling. If you work in operations, payments, compliance, platform development or follow gaming regulation, you need to know about SIGAP checks and mandatory blocking. If you care about social-policy outcomes, this shows the state moving to protect benefit recipients from gambling losses.

Source

Source: https://g3newswire.com/individuals-receiving-benefits-in-brazil-banned-from-online-betting/