Brazil regulates games framework as Justice Ministry flags loot boxes as betting-like risk
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
An opinion piece says President Lula signed Decree No. 13.138/2026 on 14 October, regulating Brazil's legal framework for the video game industry, including funding via Ancine, a "Rouanet Games" initiative and a public platform for national games. It notes that a day earlier the Ministry of Justice asked the data protection agency ANPD to scrutinise six games with loot boxes, citing risks similar to betting. The author argues the government is inconsistent in backing games while moving to ban fixed-odds betting by provisional measure.
Why it matters
The games framework and loot-box scrutiny put video games and betting-like mechanics under simultaneous government attention.