Viva Sem Bet ("Live Bet-Free") is a movement against the harms of online betting in Brazil, now the world's fifth largest betting market. We were born from people who know this problem from the inside, and we exist to inform with sources, support those who want to stop, and gather the companies and channels that refuse betting money.
An observatory where every number comes with its metric and primary source, plus an editorial digest of what is happening in regulation, public health and Congress.
The real, free help channels available in Brazil, with zero judgement: self-exclusion, the public health system, mutual support groups and specialized clinics.
For companies and channels that refuse betting money: a simple sign-up, your word given in public, and the seal in an open registry.
Amount wagered, money transferred and operator revenue are three different things. Here, every figure comes with its explicit metric and primary source: journalists can quote without double-checking.
Full document with all cross-checked sources: available on request at contato@vivasembet.org.
We reply fast, with the primary source and the exact metric.
Contact the observatoryThe movement's editorial digest: regulation, public health, data and what moves in Congress. Each card links to the original coverage (in Portuguese).
The decision, over evidence of breaches of the sector's advertising rules, reached even a format aired on CazéTV and reignited the public debate on betting ads in football.
Read at Agência Brasil →
The mapping shows how the World Cup widened the debate on sports betting among lawmakers.
Congresso em Foco →Lawmakers attend industry events, court executives and act on behalf of betting platforms in both chambers.
Nexo →
Perception rose from 54% in 2024. One in ten Brazilians bets online.
Folha de S.Paulo →
Betting has overtaken interest payments as the main driver of debt in low-income households.
Intercept Brasil →
The study links betting expenses to rising household default, hitting low-income families hardest.
Poder360 →
Official recognition that the betting problem is a public health issue to be handled by the health system.
gov.br/saúde →Central Bank of Brazil · bettor profiles and household transfers
Brazilian Health Ministry · January 2026
Economic and social losses from betting and gambling in Brazil · Dec/2025
Peer-reviewed study on ad exposure and gambling behaviour · 2025
The full text of the law that legalized and regulated betting in Brazil
New data, votes in Congress, new seals: follow the movement where it happens.
Follow on InstagramStopping is not a matter of willpower. It is a way out built with support, information and one day at a time. Below are the real, free channels available in Brazil today.
The first practical step, available right now: every regulated betting operator in Brazil (the .bet.br domain) must offer a self-exclusion tool that blocks your access for a period you choose. Look for "responsible gaming" or "self-exclusion" in your account settings. The official rules are on the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting page.
gov.br · official self-exclusion rules →A program of the Institute of Psychiatry at HC-FMUSP dedicated to impulse control disorders, including gambling disorder. Offers screening and outpatient treatment (psychotherapy) for adults.
proamiti.com.br →Free, in-person care through Brazil's public health system (SUS). Treats gambling disorder as what it is: a health condition recognized by the WHO (ICD-11), not a character flaw. Find the nearest center through your city's health department.
gov.br · how CAPS centers work →A free fellowship of mutual support groups, present in Brazil since 1994, with in-person and online meetings in many cities. People who walked or are walking the same path, helping each other. No religious affiliation, no fees.
jogadoresanonimos.com.br · find a meeting →A national reference in addiction treatment, including gambling disorder. Linked to the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of São Paulo, with specialized care.
grea.org.br · gambling disorder treatment →Outside Brazil? Gamblers Anonymous has meetings in dozens of countries: gamblersanonymous.org
Living with someone who suffers with betting carries its own weight: fear, anger, guilt, exhaustion. The public care centers and mutual support groups also welcome family members. Seeking help for yourself is not selfish: it is part of the care.
Yes. CAPS AD is part of the public health system, Gamblers Anonymous charges nothing, GREA serves through the public system. None of the paths listed here charges anything.
No. The earlier you seek support, the easier and less painful the path tends to be. There is no minimum loss required to deserve help.
That is not our role, nor the role of the services listed here. Gambling disorder is recognized as a health condition by the World Health Organization. Nobody here treats it as a character flaw.
Relapse is part of many people's process and does not erase the progress already made. Support groups and care centers deal with it routinely, and the path stays open.
No bureaucracy and no audits: a simple sign-up and your word, given in public. That is how a company or a channel declares it does not live on betting money. Each one's ethics is what counts.
Write to us with the organization's name, website or profile, and which seal fits: Company or Media. It takes two minutes.
Sign the public commitment. It is not a contract or an audit: it is your word, declared in public, with the weight it carries.
You enter the public registry, receive the seal files and use them anywhere: website, storefront, packaging, footer, bio.
We trust the word. The registry is public and anyone can verify who holds the seal. If the commitment is broken, the organization leaves the registry, with the right to reply. As simple as that.
Then the seal is already yours by right. Write to us and close the commitment.
Close the commitment by emailcontato@vivasembet.org · free, today and always
The transparency of this registry is the seal's main defense against fraud. Anyone can verify here whether a seal displayed by a company is real and current.
| Organization | Seal | Issued | Valid until | Status |
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Every approved organization enters here, with issue date and 12-month validity.
Every 12 months, the commitment is reconfirmed. Without renewal, the seal expires and leaves the current list.
If a seal is revoked for a proven breach, the history and the reason appear here, transparently.
No funding, no sponsorship, no partnerships. Our credibility is the product we do not negotiate.