Brazil's Interministerial Working Group on Mental Health and Gambling Harm Reduction has released its final report, presenting a structured action plan to protect bettors and support public health.
The group, coordinated by the Ministry of Finance's Secretary of Prizes and Betting (SPA), also included representatives from the Ministries of Health, Sport and the Secretariat for Social Communication.
According to SPA Secretary Regis Dudena, the plan defines priorities ranging from direct mental health care to public communication campaigns and integrity measures in sports.
One of the most significant initiatives is the development of a centralised self-exclusion platform, set to launch later this year.
Unlike current site-level exclusions, the system will allow players to block access across all licensed betting platforms in one request, while also preventing new registrations and marketing outreach.
Regulators argue that this measure, already used in other jurisdictions, is essential to reducing gambling-related harm.
The Ministry of Health will also roll out a 45-hour training program for 20,000 professionals in the public mental health network.
Additional measures include a standardised self-test for players, guidelines for health workers, operators and educational campaigns on responsible gambling and match-fixing prevention.
Officials stressed that the coordinated approach reflects lessons learned from previous regulatory gaps and underlines the administration's commitment to both consumer protection and public health.
{{QUOTE}}The concrete actions of this plan, after intense collaboration between the ministries, are very important steps to combat the negative externalities of the betting sector{{/QUOTE}
