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1882 charsBrazil's Attorney General's Office Demands Google Remove Unauthorized Gambling Tutorial Videos from YouTube
On July 3, 2026, Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) sent an extrajudicial notification to Google demanding the immediate removal of YouTube profiles promoting tutorials on creating unauthorized betting platforms and illegal gambling operations in Brazil.
The notification originated from the National Prosecutor's Office for the Defense of Democracy (PNDD) and targets content teaching viewers how to establish casino platforms without authorization and marketing strategies for "jogo do bicho," an illegal lottery. The AGU said the measure seeks to "combat violations of national legislation and ensure compliance with decisions of the Supreme Federal Court (STF)." According to the AGU, the channels involved present themselves as digital marketing companies but promote unregulated gambling and encourage criminal conduct. The notification identifies systematic circulation of such materials as presenting risks to information integrity and consumer protection, with potential connections to tax evasion and money laundering. The content was identified through an investigation conducted by Agência Lupa, a fact-checking agency.
The AGU warned that failure to remove the content may generate joint civil liability for Google. The notification emphasizes that the tutorials and marketing materials violate Brazilian legislation governing online gambling operations and contravene Supreme Court decisions on gambling regulation.
Google had not publicly responded to the notification as of the update date. The action reflects Brazil's ongoing regulatory efforts to combat unauthorized gambling operations and protect consumers from unregulated betting platforms operating outside the country's licensing framework.
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BNLData Brazil News Site, "Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) notifies Google to remove online gambling videos from YouTube," July 4, 2026
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3022 charsBrazil publishes new advertising regulations
On July 10, 2026, Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting under the Ministry of Finance (SPA/MF) published new regulations concerning the advertising of gambling products.
Under Interministerial Ordinance MF/SECOM/MJSP No. 73/2026, the following is outlined:
Operators are not permitted to advertise exclusive links, promotional codes, or mechanisms that direct the user to operator channels without prior authorization.
Operators are not permitted to advertise winning bets, including prizes in real currency.
Operators are not permitted to advertise gambling that present it as a source of income, investment, solution to financial problems, or a means of recovering past losses, along with suggesting that gambling is a path to easy money, encourage excessive gambling, or calls for urgency to place bets.
Operators are not permitted to present advertisements that mislead any members of the audience about the odds of winning.
Operators are not permitted to advertise towards minors, must not include imagery or the participation of minors, and must not associate gambling with cultural activities of the children's and youth public, or that are broadcast in educational establishments and medical and psychological care facilities.
Digital storefronts must restrict access to betting sites for accounts held by minors, social media operators must also block advertising for minors holding accounts on their platform.
Advertisers must consult the authorized operators list before airing an advertisement from an operator, to see if they are authorized by the SPA/MF.
Advertisers must keep the operator's identification and the authorization number clearly and accessibly visible on their interface. For registration, it is mandatory to obtain and store the operator's name or company name, CNPJ (Brazilian tax ID), and authorization number.
Furthermore, the SPA/MF published Ordinance SPA/MF No. 1.964, which outlines the following:
Operators must include in their advertisements this warning "Ministry of Finance warns: Gambling can cause addiction”, “Ministry of Finance warns: Gambling makes you lose money” or “Ministry of Finance warns: Gambling is not an investment”.
Operators must ensure the warnings appear horizontally, in a clear and legible manner, with a minimum size equivalent to 10 percent of the length or size of the advertisement, proportional to the rest of the communication piece.
Operators of sweepstakes, or contests carried out for advertising purposes must comply with this ordinance.
Non-compliance with Interministerial Ordinance MF/SECOM/MJSP No. 73/2026 results in administrative proceedings against the liable party, and repeated infractions may result in the suspension or cancellation of the advertising license. Interministerial Ordinance MF/SECOM/MJSP No. 73/2026 comes into effect immediately .
Ordinance SPA/MF No. 1.964 comes into effect on July 17, 2026 for the implementation of warnings, but the provision regarding sweepstakes comes into effect immediately .