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Sports BettingG3 Newswire · 4h ago

Brazil blocks betting access for 2.8 million Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries

By James MarrisonJuly 13, 2026

The brief

Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has cut off access to licensed betting platforms for 2.8 million welfare recipients including beneficiaries of Bolsa Família and the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC), as authorities move to enforce a Supreme Federal Court ruling that bars the use of social‑programme funds for gambling. Accord…

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