The Brazilian Government today filed a public civil action against 17 bet companies, asking for, among other measures, at least a billion reais (168.76 million euros) in collective moral damages due to gambling vices.
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28/09/2026
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Lusa
A action also asks restitution of values bet by people overindebted and with ludopathy, and intends to force companies to repay the expenses borne by the federal government with treatments and public policies related to health problems associated with gambling.
The value of EUR 168.76 million corresponds specifically to the claim for compensation for collective moral damages, while the reimbursement of the costs of the Unified Health System (SUS) will be calculated later.
The selected companies represent about 80% of the Brazilian bet market, based on Brazil’s Betting Brands Report 25/26, according to the Brazilian Government.
Action was moved by the Attorney General of the Union (AGU), Ministry responsible for defending the interests of the Federal Executive together to the courts and public ministries.
AGU maintains that online gambling impacts mental health, family budgets, debt and the popular economy, classifying these effects as “negative externalities” of economic activity exploited by bets.
The federal agency mentions that more than a million people have already requested self-exclusion from the governmental betting platform, of which 391.886, or 35.78%, due to loss of control, while SUS services related to pathological gambling grew by about 140% between 2018 and 2025.
The process moved by AGU takes place days after the Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, has promulgated, on Friday, the Provisional Measure that ends the bets and online casinos in Brazil.
The decision of the Brazilian head of state, a few days from the first round of general elections, scheduled for Sunday, generated criticism among the main candidates for the Presidency, who rated the measure as an elector.
The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gambling (IBJR) also filed a lawsuit today in the Supreme Court against the Government's decision to prohibit betting, according to information provided to Lusa.
The government should also meet this week with football teams, after federations have criticized the measure on social networks and alleged that the prohibition of betting could compromise Brazilian football.
According to the public civil action, the Brazilian Government sued Kaizen Gaming Brasil Ltda., operator of Betano, and HS of Brazil Ltda., responsible for Bet365.
The SPRBT Interactive Brasil Ltda., operator of Superbet, and Ventmear Brasil S.A., responsible for Sportingbet were also processed.
The list also includes Sports Gaming Brazil Ltd., which operates the brands Sports of Fortune and Onabet, and Foggo Entertainment Ltd., responsible for Blaze.
NSX Brasil S.A., operator of Betnational, is also among the companies processed, as well as EB Intermediações e Jogos S/A, responsible for Estrelabet.
The action includes ANA Gaming Brasil S.A., operator of brands 7K and Casino, and OIG Gaming Brazil Ltd., responsible for brands 7Games and Betan.
Also included were BPX Bets Sports Group Ltda., Vaidebet operator, H2 Licensed Ltda, responsible for H2 Bet, and Pixbet Technology Solutions Ltda., Pixbet operator.
They complete the list of NVBT Gaming Ltda., operator of Novibet, Sevenx Gaming S/A, responsible for Bullsbet, NSX Betfair Brasil S.A., operator of Betfair, and Apollo Operations Ltda, responsible for KTO.