Overview
- Licensed operators must query the government’s Sigap database by CPF at account registration, at the first login of each day, and recheck all users at least every 15 days.
- If a user is flagged as a Bolsa Família or BPC beneficiary, the platform must close the account within three days, cancel open wagers, allow a two-day voluntary withdrawal, and then refund any remaining balance; unreturned funds revert to Fies and Funcap after 180 days.
- Platforms have 30 days to implement the new systems and 45 days to review every existing account against the Sigap database.
- Noncompliance can trigger sanctions under Law 14.790, including warnings, suspension or revocation, manager disqualification, and fines that can reach R$2 billion per infraction.
- The industry group ANJL has challenged the approach as exceeding the STF’s scope and warned it could push bettors to illegal markets.