TITLE: Minas Gerais State Lottery Holds Public Consultation for New Lottery Bidding Process BODY: On March 31, 2026, the Minas Gerais State Lottery (LEMG) will hold a public consultation at its headquarters in Belo Horizonte to gather contributions and suggestions for the preparation of technical and legal documents necessary for a future bidding process to operate lottery games. Registration for interested parties closes on March 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM. The consultation notice, identified as LEMG 001/2026, was published in the State Official Gazette on March 19, 2026. This public consultation follows the cancellation of International Public Tender LEMG No. 002/2023, which was terminated on January 30, 2026, by LEMG Director-General Onésimo Diniz Moreira. The previous bidding process was cancelled to align with Federal Law No. 14.133/2021, which establishes new rules for bidding and administrative contracts. A legal assessment concluded that proceeding under the original framework was not feasible, particularly due to substantial changes proposed by the technical area, including a shift in judging criteria to "technique and price". The State Attorney General's Office recommended formal publication of the termination to ensure transparency and legal certainty. The new bidding process will follow the International Public Tender modality, type Technical and Price, to select a company for operational activities related to lottery game exploration and operation. The concession will cover online and land-based lottery games, including games of prediction as stipulated in federal and state legislation. The selected company will be responsible for implementing and operating lottery products, developing marketing strategies, creating and operating a network of points of sale, developing virtual gaming platforms, conducting raffles, and paying prizes to winners. The contract will be governed by Federal Law No. 14.133/2021 and Federal Law No. 8.987/1995. Interested parties can access full documentation at www.loterismineira.me.gov.br. LEMG technicians are preparing the new tender, which will be launched later in 2026.

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Horizon Scanning Outline. Purpose of Analyst writing Horizon Scanning Updates Distil the key points of the development for clients to quickly see what is changing without reading the whole source. Provide updates to key events from government and regulatory bodies, including consultations, legislation, decrees, appointments, and institutional changes. Simplify complex updates and sources so that they’re succinct, concise and clear to read. Consistently structure and write updates in the same format. Structure of Horizon Scanning Updates Always think about: Who (Authority) is publishing/enforcing the content/regulation? Where (Jurisdiction)? What type of document or announcement is it (e.g., consultation, regulation, decree, appointment, institutional change)? What is changing/being informed? Who is this update applicable to (credit, e-money institutions, etc.)? Why is this update noteworthy? What is its significance? When is the update applicable? Title Describe what the update is about. Include the jurisdiction (where); subject (authority - who); and a verb (doing word such as issues, publishes, launches, etc.- what). All titles should be written in present tense. Avoid using acronyms Approx 10 - 20 words Example Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority Publishes Data Protection Guidance Paragraph 1 Open with the date of the update (When) Name the authority that released the update (Who) Summarise the release (What) Example On June 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a consultation on guidelines for responsible usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in Indian securities markets. Paragraph 2 Summarise key points. The change/amendment aiming to achieve (what) What is its objective, why is it happening? Why is it significant? (why) Who does it impact or concern? (Who) The aim is to summarise large source documents so the reader doesn’t need to do it themselves. DO NOT just copy the first few sentences of the document. Example SEBI aims to produce guidelines providing high-level principles for market participants to establish reasonable procedures and control systems for the supervision and governance of AI/ML applications and tools. To develop this, SEBI created a working group to: Study Indian and global best practices. Prepare the guidelines. Address the concerns and issues arising from AI/ML usage. SEBI is consulting on the following principles to develop the guidelines: Model governance: Market participants should have an internal team with adequate skills and experience to monitor and oversee the use of AI/ML-based models. Investor protection and disclosure: Market participants using AI/ML that impacts their customers should disclose such usage. Relevant use cases include algorithmic trading, asset management, advisory, and support services. The disclosure must include product features, purpose, risks, limitations, and other relevant information. Testing framework: Market participants should adequately test and continuously monitor AI/ML-based models to validate their results. Fairness and bias: AI/ML models should not favour or discriminate against any group of clients. Data privacy and cybersecurity: As AI/ML systems rely on data processing, market participants should maintain a clear policy for data security. Paragraph 3 Acts as a “Call To Action”. Provide forward looking context: What actions need to be taken? Who needs to take action? Next steps to the development. Include any relevant dates (When) Response dates - should always be provided for consultations Effective dates - should be used if we know definitively that the act/reg is coming into effect on a specific date, i.e., it has been passed/adopted. Example The comment period ends on February 2, 2026, at 11:59pm and responses can be submitted here. The comment response is expected to be published in April 2026. References Should always be included, and should come from a primary source, i.e., an authority, not a news source. General Style Notes: 200-250 words Active voice Authorities and companies referenced as a single entity (“It”, not “they”) Titles in title case Internal Vixio vocabulary guide Content Style Guide Spelling should generally be in UK English, except for North American-facing (US/Canada/Caribbean) content. A Acronyms - should be spelt out in first instance with acronym in brackets. For example, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Act - when just referring to “the act”, it does not need a capital a. Active prose - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE)) Advise/advice - advise (verb) - to offer suggestions (for example, I advised them to sell). - advice (noun) - give formal suggestions (for example, I gave them advice). Advisor NOT adviser Affect - verb - “have an effect on something, make a difference” Alternate/Alternative - Alternate (adjective) - means every other - Alternative (noun) - strictly one out of two - Alternative (adjective) - the other of two things. Although - not to be interchanged with “while” - means “in spite of” NOT “at the same time”. AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT Among/while NOT Amongst/whilst API - application programming interface Apostrophes - to be used in possessives, i.e. an operator’s licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s). Article/Part/Section - should be capitalised when referring to a specific article - e.g., Article 4 of the Gambling Act. Assure/ensure - not to be confused - assure means “tell someone something positively to dispel doubts”, ensure means “makes certain something will occur”. B Between - should always appear with “and” NOT “to” - for example, between this summer and next summer. Big tech - two words, breaks convention of other tech words Bills - U.S. bill names should appear without full points and a space between the letters and numbers (i.e. SB 522 NOT SB522 or S.B. 522). Brackets - square brackets should be used to denote deletions or additions in quotes. Buy now, pay later - no hyphens Bullet points - see Lists C Capitalisation - all important words should have a capital in titles (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a) Cardrooms not card rooms Cases - legal cases should appear in italics, with a v for versus. Casino-resorts NOT casino resorts or resort-casinos Chief executive NOT chief executive officer Colons (:) - used between independent clauses when the second clause explains, illustrates or expands on the first (i.e. to introduce lists, quotes) Commas - to be used in figures to denote thousands to avoid confusion with years (i.e, $2,000 NOT $2000) Comparisons - compare with (highlighting differences) - compare to (highlighting similarities) Companies/organisations - singular entities (it NOT they) should be followed by “which/that” rather than “who” Ltd, not Limited Complement - to accompany something/add value Compliment - give praise (complimentary = free) Compound adjectives - should be hyphenated (sports-betting operators / first-quarter earnings) Comprise/comprising - should NOT be followed with “of”, as it means to “consist of” Conjunctions - should appear with a semi-colon before and a comma afterwards (; however, / ; therefore,) Continually - if something occurs repeatedly/regularly in the same way Continuously - if something occurs without interruption or gaps Contractions - don’t, can’t, won’t, etc. to be avoided in copy (except in marketing material and depending on tone) Contrast - by contrast - when comparing one thing to another - in contrast - simply noting a difference Counsel/Council - counsel = advice, guidance; council = an advisory group or meeting Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rather than ECJ Cryptocurrency - one word, not hyphenated. Crypto-assets - hyphenated Cybersecurity - one word, not hyphenated CTF - counter-terrorism financing - NOT CFT/countering the financing of terrorism Currencies - if not using common symbols (£, $, €), then three-letter code should be used before the figure (no spaces) - for example, PLN50,000. Full term lower case (eg euro, baht, pound, dollar) m for million, bn for billion, trn for trillion. D Date format - Month, Day, Year (e.g., March 7, 2019) For Insights & Analysis summary text: can just say “today”, e.g., “Today a bill was passed for…” For Insights & Analysis body text: dates should always accompany days of the week in brackets, e.g., “On Wednesday (June 8) a bill was passed...” For NIBs: always use dates rather than days. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport - ampersand Directives - for commonly used directives, style is 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD), revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) - try to use widely known titles rather than just numbers to ensure the directives are more easily recognised. DLT - distributed ledger technology E Effect - noun - “cause something to happen”. Em dash (—) - should be used as a conjunction, not a hyphen or en dash (–). Ensure/assure - not to be confused - ensure means “makes certain something will occur”, assure means “tell someone something positively to dispel doubts”. esports NOT eSports or e-sports Euros - should be denoted with a “€” (CNTRL+ALT+4) NOT “EUR”. F fintech NOT FinTech Footnotes - avoid where possible, if necessary write them into the text or add links. G GGR - “gross gaming revenues” Government - does not need a capital g. Governor - should be written out in full, NOT Gov. Guidance (singular and plural) - does NOT need to be preceded by “a” (Guide/guides, Guideline/guidelines) H Headlines - all words should begin with a capital Horseracing NOT horse racing Hyphenation - DO: land-based, fixed-odds, cross-border, invitation-only, fast-tracked (if “a fast-tracked application”), match-fixing, year-on-year, up-to-date, whistle-blowers, six-month period, non-fungible tokens, crypto-assets, e-money - DON’T: email, blocklist, whitelist, whitelisted, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, white paper I Impact - should be used as a noun - i.e. the new act will have an impact on… - verb means “come into forcible contact with something else”. - using “affect” as a verb is more accurate. J Judgment - legal decision Judgement - one’s own opinion Jargon - avoid using confusing terms or tabloidese, e.g. use players rather than punters. Job titles - should appear in commas after a name - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive. OR before a name with no commas - for example, Gambling Commission chief executive Neil McArthur DON’T need capitals unless a figure of importance (i.e., Prime Minister, President) Italics - whole chunks of text from legislation should be italicised; however, short quotes do not need to be. Justice Department - U.S. Department of Justice - to appear with caps (as requested by US team). K KYC - know your customer L Legislature - does not need a capital l. Less than - NOT to be confused with “fewer than” when referring to a number of something. i.e. fewer than 100 gambling tables. Licence - noun (UK), i.e. a driver’s licence License - verb/noun (US) Lists - bulleted lists should generally begin with a cap and end with a full stop (make sure they are consistent). M MONEYVAL NOT Moneyval More than - to be used instead of “over”. i.e., more than 20 players rather than over 20 players. N Names - should appear before job titles in commas - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive. Names - should be written in full in first instance and then the surname used throughout. Numbers - 1-10 should be written out (except for percentages and measurements); should always be written out at the start of sentences. Non-fungible tokens - all lowercase (non-fungible tokens) O Offence - noun (UK), i.e. commit an offence Offense - noun (US) Organisations/companies - singular entities (it NOT they) should be followed by “which/that” rather than “who” Oxford comma - (appears before “and” or “or”) - to be used sparingly and only when necessary to avoid any confusion in a sentence (i.e., where more than one “and/or” appears). Over - should not be used as a replacement for “more than”. P Parliament - does not need a capital p. Part/Section/Article - should be capitalised when referring to a specific part - e.g., Part 4 of the Gambling Act Passive voice - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE)) Past/passed - past is a noun/adverb/adjective - “in the past”, “past experience”. - passed is the past tense of “to pass” - “the law was passed in government”. Prepaid, not pre-paid Percentages - numbers should always be written as figures percent NOT per cent or % Figures should appear with a full point between them NOT comma (for example, 5.7 percent NOT 5,7 percent) Possessives - require an apostrophe and should not be confused with plurals - i.e., an operator’s licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s). Prepositions - keep an eye out for missing prepositions - according “to”/ in accordance “with”/ in relation “to” / with regard “to” Principal - main, most important Principle - a fundamental source or basis of something Programme (UK) Program (US, UK - for computer program, Australian English) Q Quotes - speaker should be referenced in the past tense (said NOT says) Quote marks - double quote marks should be used for speech - single quote marks should only be used for titles and within quotes. (See Quote reference sheet for more information on how to use quotes.) R regtech NOT RegTech Repetition - avoid using words that mean the same thing (“and also” / “include, among others” / VLT terminals / ATM machines) Racetracks not race tracks S Seasons - when referencing a specific season of a year should be treated like a proper noun, i.e. should include a capital - Winter 2018. Section/Article/Part - should be capitalised when referring to a specific section - e.g., Section 4 of the Gambling Act. Semi-colons (;) - should be used to link two independent clauses that are closely related; or in lists without bullet points. (Do not overuse - often a full stop and new sentence will be better.) Sports betting NOT sportsbetting Sports team names Storey (pl. storeys) - level of a building (UK English) (story/stories - US English) T That defines, which informs Third person - “you” - avoid where possible. Titles - all important words should begin with a capital (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a) Tenses - content should generally be written in past tense - present tense should be used for something that has just happened and will be continuing into the future. U United States abbreviated to U.S. (Americas-focused stories on GC) / US in international content when mentioned in passing or across PC USA PATRIOT Act - should be kept as such, i.e. with caps, as it’s an acronym for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act”) U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department (with capitals as requested) V Vixio GamblingCompliance / Vixio PaymentsCompliance Vixio (to be used on its own after first instance) W Which informs, that defines While/among NOT Whilst/amongst While - not to be interchanged with “although” - means “at the same time” NOT “in spite of”. X Y Year quarters - Q1, Q2, H1, H2, etc. Z Acronyms AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT API - application programming interface DLT - distributed ledger technology --- Now, given the above instructions and style guide, please generate a horizon scanning update based on the following webpage content. Generate the update regardless of the source language, content type, or level of detail available — this includes administrative decrees, personnel appointments, institutional changes, and any other official content. Use whatever information is present. Brazilian Lottery Holds Public Consultation for Bidding Process to Operate Lottery Games - BNLData The Minas Gerais Lottery is holding a public consultation for the bidding process to operate lottery games. Lottery The 19.03.26 By: Magno Jose Share: -A + A The Minas Gerais Lottery will hold a public consultation on March 31st for the granting of lottery game licenses. Applications are open until March 30th. Check the details. The Minas Gerais State Lottery will hold a public consultation on March 31st, at 10:3 AM, at its headquarters in Belo Horizonte. The objective is to collect contributions and suggestions for the preparation of technical and legal documents necessary for the future bidding process. The announcement was published in the State Official Gazette this Thursday (March 19th). The official notice bears the identification number LEMG 001/2026. New bidding process after cancellation of previous process. This initiative represents a fresh start for LEMG following the cancellation of International Public Tender LEMG No. 002/2023, which was terminated on January 30, 2026, by the institution's Director-General, Onésimo Diniz Moreira. The cancellation was formalized by Memorandum LEMG/DG No. 5/2026, dated January 28, addressed to the Special Bidding Committee, and aimed to adapt the process to Law No. 14.133/2021, which establishes new rules for bidding and administrative contracts. The termination of the previous process was based on a Legal Note, which concluded that it was not feasible to proceed with the bidding process under the original legal framework. The note considered the substantial changes proposed by the technical area in the tender notice, particularly the change in the judging criteria to "technique and price". The State Attorney General's Office (AGE) recommended the official publication of the termination act as an essential measure to guarantee transparency and legal certainty. Characteristics of the new tender The planned bidding process will follow the International Public Tender modality, type Technical and Price. The contract aims to select a company to carry out operational activities related to the exploration and operation of lottery games. The system will operate in a format... Online/Real Time Betting will take place both in person ( Land Based both digitally and digitally Cyber Space ). The lottery modalities included in the project encompass games of prediction as stipulated in federal and state legislation. The contracted company will receive a concession grant for strategic planning services and the creation of lottery games. Responsibilities include the implementation and operation of lottery products, and the development of strategies for... marketing , creation and operation of a network of points of sale and marketing of the games. The scope of the concession covers the development and implementation of sites and virtual gaming platforms. The selected company will be responsible for conducting raffles and paying prizes to the winners. The public service concession contract will follow the provisions of Federal Law number 14.133, of April 1, 2021, and Federal Law number 8.987, of February 13, 1995. History of court suspensions Before the definitive cancellation, the previous process had already faced judicial suspensions. In May 2024, Judge Alberto Diniz Junior, of the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais, denied an appeal requesting a stay of execution in the interlocutory appeal filed by LEMG against a decision by Judge Andre Luiz Tonello de Almeida, of the 4th Public Treasury and Autonomous Entities Court of the District of Belo Horizonte. The court decision upheld the suspension of the public bidding process, as determined in a Writ of Mandamus filed by SDL – Sistema de Distribuição Lotérica (Lottery Distribution System). At the time, the judge noted that no evidence had been submitted to the court proving that the objections raised in International Public Bidding Process No. 0002/2023 had been effectively answered within the legal timeframe. On May 29, 2024, the Minas Gerais Lottery had published a notice in the Official Gazette of the State of Minas Gerais regarding the suspension of the bidding process, stating that the continuation and scheduling of new dates would be duly published later. Transparency and social participation With the firm purpose of ensuring full legitimacy, transparency, and fairness in the process, the current public consultation follows the model previously adopted, when the bidding stage was preceded by the Public Consultation held on October 10, 2023, and the Public Hearing held on November 28, 2023, in which contributions suggested by participants were evaluated and incorporated for the elaboration and improvement of the preliminary business plan. Those interested in participating in the public consultation must register by 23:59 PM on March 30, 2026. The procedure requires completing the application form that is included in Annex 1, the Public Consultation Notice Registration Form. This deadline allows interested companies and entities to organize their contributions and suggestions for presentation at the event. Full information about the public consultation will be available from this Thursday (19). Access to the documents can be made through the electronic address www.loterismineira.me.gov.br The portal centralizes all the necessary documentation so that interested parties can analyze the terms of the future bidding process and prepare their submissions during the consultation. LEMG reported that the decision to cancel the previous process and initiate a new procedure aims to "safeguard the public interest, with a view to transparency, legal certainty and observance of the principles of legality, publicity and equality." Technicians from the Authority are already working on the new tender, adapted to current legislation, which will be launched later this year. The official document was signed by the Director-General of the Minas Gerais State Lottery on March 18, 2026. The hearing will be held at the institution's headquarters located at Rodovia Papa João Paulo II, number 4.001, Edifício Gerais, 13th floor, rooms 6 and 7, in the Serra Verde neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte. The administrative process is registered under number 3080010000050/2020-06. Comment with Facebook Results of the CAIXA Lottery Mega-Sena lottery draw 2985: 06 - 08 - 21 - 32 - 41 - 60 Lottery draw 2986: Prize R$ 3,5 million Lotofácil contest 3639: 01 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 07 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12 13 - 15 - 18 - 23 - 25 Contest 3640: Prize R$ 7 M Most read See also... Lottery outlet in Minas Gerais may lose its Caixa permit due to debts. 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