Brazil’s Federal Government has extended restrictions on sports betting to participants in Desenrola Fies, bringing the student debt renegotiation program under the same rules already applied to Desenrola Famílias.
The measure was published on Wednesday (13) in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union through Provisional Measure No. 1.358/2026. Desenrola Fies, which also began operating on Wednesday, allows students with debts linked to the Student Financing Fund, or FIES, to renegotiate their obligations with discounts, installment plans, and new payment conditions.
The change clarifies that beneficiaries of the student debt renegotiation program are barred from using sports betting platforms during the…