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The Georgia Composite Medical Board's new guidance on a state law could lead to reduced healthcare access in rural areas, as it disincentivizes physicians from supervising clinics run by advanced practice registered nurses without compensation. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.
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The Georgia Composite Medical Board's new guidance on a state law could lead to reduced healthcare access in rural areas, as it disincentivizes physicians from supervising clinics run by advanced practice registered nurses without compensation. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.
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The UK interior ministry has announced it will create new legal routes for asylum seekers, including allowing community organisations to sponsor refugees based on a similar system in Canada.
The UK interior ministry has announced it will create new legal routes for asylum seekers, including allowing community organisations to sponsor refugees based on a similar system in Canada.
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In celebration of the 50th birthday of KAXE, Heather Johnson, Andrew Dziengel and Julie Crabb look back at the films of 1976.
In celebration of the 50th birthday of KAXE, Heather Johnson, Andrew Dziengel and Julie Crabb look back at the films of 1976.
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A South Sudanese policy think tank on Friday called for a national dialogue over the The post Think tank urges dialogue over stalled cattle withdrawal order in Equatoria appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.
A South Sudanese policy think tank on Friday called for a national dialogue over the The post Think tank urges dialogue over stalled cattle withdrawal order in Equatoria appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.
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Incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella promises to be tough on crime, but force alone won’t resolve Colombia’s security challenges. Incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella promises to be tough on crime, but force alone won’t resolve Colombia’s security challenges. The post Colombia’s voters faced a tough choice appeared first on Good Authority.
Incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella promises to be tough on crime, but force alone won’t resolve Colombia’s security challenges. Incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella promises to be tough on crime, but force alone won’t resolve Colombia’s security challenges. The post Colombia’s voters faced a tough choice appeared first on Good Authority.
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Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the first European to participate in Nasa's lunar programme, as part of the Artemis III mission in 2027. He spoke to RFI about the challenges of such a mission, and the risks.
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the first European to participate in Nasa's lunar programme, as part of the Artemis III mission in 2027. He spoke to RFI about the challenges of such a mission, and the risks.
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(The Center Square) – As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of independence, they are also celebrating the first attorneys general who helped establish the justice system. Among the first five were those who served in the Continental Army, helped ratify the U.S. Constitution, were elected to state legislatures and served in state leadership roles. They also established legal precedent, advocated for states’ rights and defended impeached judges and a former vice president accused of treason. The first U.S. attorney general was Edmund J. Randolph, appointed by the first president, George Washington. Randolph joined the Continental Army in August 1775 and served as General Washington’s aide-de-camp. A Virginia lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress, Randolph helped draft and ratify the U.S. Constitution. He was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1776 and served on the committee that drafted the state bill of rights and constitution. He also served as Virginia’s governor, attorney general and in the Virginia House of Delegates. As Washington’s secretary of state, Randolph’s negotiations with Spain were instrumental in westward expansion. He helped negotiate the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo, opening the Mississippi River to U.S. navigation and establishing U.S.-Spanish boundaries. In 1795, he was forced to resign from Washington’s cabinet after he was accused of disclosing confidential information and soliciting a bribe, which he denied. He later represented Aaron Burr during his 1807 trial for treason. Washington next appointed William Bradford as attorney general. The son of a publisher from Philadelphia, he’d volunteered in the Pennsylvania militia before joining the Continental Army. At age 25, he became Pennsylvania’s attorney general and was later appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In 1794, he was appointed attorney general where he served until his death in 1795. Washington then appointed the third attorney general, Charles Lee, who was the first attorney general to serve under two presidents. Lee was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and served as a naval officer in the Potomac River District from 1777 to 1789. He also served under the second president, John Adams, through March 1801. He later served as a circuit court judge and then established his own law practice. One notable case he litigated was Marbury v. Madison, representing William Marbury against the United States in 1803. The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, allowing courts to strike down laws and statutes judges believe are unconstitutional. It also limited the power of Congress to expand the Supreme Court's jurisdiction. “The Court’s opinion, written by Chief Justice John Marshall is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law,” Britannica states. Lee also successfully defended Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase before the U.S. Senate in 1805 during his impeachment trial. He also joined Randolph in successfully defending Burr, who was acquitted. President Thomas Jefferson appointed the fourth attorney general: Levi Lincoln from Massachusetts. Lincoln joined a Massachusetts militia unit of Minute Men after the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1781 but declined to serve. He wrote a series of appeals to patriotism known as “a farmer’s letters to the people” and played an instrumental role in the events that led to the Marbury v. Madison case. He served two terms as Massachusetts’ lieutenant governor and as its acting governor. He was elected to the Massachusetts House and Senate. He served for one year in the U.S. House of Representatives before he was appointed attorney general. Jefferson also appointed the fifth attorney general, John Breckenridge, an advocate of states’ rights. He sponsored Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolutions, which, like James Madison’s Virginia Resolutions, advocated for states’ rights. They describe the United States as “a compact among sovereign states and the federal government as a creation of the states.” He served as Kentucky’s attorney general in the Kentucky legislature. He also served in the U.S. Senate, where he advocated for westward expansion and supported the Louisiana Purchase. In 1805, he resigned from the U.S. Senate to become U.S. attorney general. Breckenridge was instrumental in shaping early American law and governance, played a critical role in political debates related to the Alien and Sedition Acts, advocated for free speech protections and for a balanced federal system. In 250 years, there have been 87 U.S. attorneys general, another nearly two dozen have served in acting capacities. They’ve been members of five political parties: Federalists (3); Whigs (4); Democratic-Republicans (5); Democrats (34) and Republicans (40), according to an analysis of public data by The Center Square. Only three have been women: Janet Reno, Loretta Lynch and Pam Bondi. In 250 years, U.S. attorneys general have come from 29 states, with the most from Pennsylvania, followed by New York, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts.
(The Center Square) – As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of independence, they are also celebrating the first attorneys general who helped establish the justice system. Among the first five were those who served in the Continental Army, helped ratify the U.S. Constitution, were elected to state legislatures and served in state leadership roles. They also established legal precedent, advocated for states’ rights and defended impeached judges and a former vice president accused of treason. The first U.S. attorney general was Edmund J. Randolph, appointed by the first president, George Washington. Randolph joined the Continental Army in August 1775 and served as General Washington’s aide-de-camp. A Virginia lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress, Randolph helped draft and ratify the U.S. Constitution. He was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1776 and served on the committee that drafted the state bill of rights and constitution. He also served as Virginia’s governor, attorney general and in the Virginia House of Delegates. As Washington’s secretary of state, Randolph’s negotiations with Spain were instrumental in westward expansion. He helped negotiate the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo, opening the Mississippi River to U.S. navigation and establishing U.S.-Spanish boundaries. In 1795, he was forced to resign from Washington’s cabinet after he was accused of disclosing confidential information and soliciting a bribe, which he denied. He later represented Aaron Burr during his 1807 trial for treason. Washington next appointed William Bradford as attorney general. The son of a publisher from Philadelphia, he’d volunteered in the Pennsylvania militia before joining the Continental Army. At age 25, he became Pennsylvania’s attorney general and was later appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In 1794, he was appointed attorney general where he served until his death in 1795. Washington then appointed the third attorney general, Charles Lee, who was the first attorney general to serve under two presidents. Lee was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and served as a naval officer in the Potomac River District from 1777 to 1789. He also served under the second president, John Adams, through March 1801. He later served as a circuit court judge and then established his own law practice. One notable case he litigated was Marbury v. Madison, representing William Marbury against the United States in 1803. The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, allowing courts to strike down laws and statutes judges believe are unconstitutional. It also limited the power of Congress to expand the Supreme Court's jurisdiction. “The Court’s opinion, written by Chief Justice John Marshall is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law,” Britannica states. Lee also successfully defended Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase before the U.S. Senate in 1805 during his impeachment trial. He also joined Randolph in successfully defending Burr, who was acquitted. President Thomas Jefferson appointed the fourth attorney general: Levi Lincoln from Massachusetts. Lincoln joined a Massachusetts militia unit of Minute Men after the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1781 but declined to serve. He wrote a series of appeals to patriotism known as “a farmer’s letters to the people” and played an instrumental role in the events that led to the Marbury v. Madison case. He served two terms as Massachusetts’ lieutenant governor and as its acting governor. He was elected to the Massachusetts House and Senate. He served for one year in the U.S. House of Representatives before he was appointed attorney general. Jefferson also appointed the fifth attorney general, John Breckenridge, an advocate of states’ rights. He sponsored Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolutions, which, like James Madison’s Virginia Resolutions, advocated for states’ rights. They describe the United States as “a compact among sovereign states and the federal government as a creation of the states.” He served as Kentucky’s attorney general in the Kentucky legislature. He also served in the U.S. Senate, where he advocated for westward expansion and supported the Louisiana Purchase. In 1805, he resigned from the U.S. Senate to become U.S. attorney general. Breckenridge was instrumental in shaping early American law and governance, played a critical role in political debates related to the Alien and Sedition Acts, advocated for free speech protections and for a balanced federal system. In 250 years, there have been 87 U.S. attorneys general, another nearly two dozen have served in acting capacities. They’ve been members of five political parties: Federalists (3); Whigs (4); Democratic-Republicans (5); Democrats (34) and Republicans (40), according to an analysis of public data by The Center Square. Only three have been women: Janet Reno, Loretta Lynch and Pam Bondi. In 250 years, U.S. attorneys general have come from 29 states, with the most from Pennsylvania, followed by New York, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts.
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The big-budget biopic La Bataille de Gaulle, which premiered at Cannes in May, has drawn the ire of French historians for liberties it takes with historical record. But Julian Jackson, the British scholar whose biography inspired the film, says some things are more important than the details.
The big-budget biopic La Bataille de Gaulle, which premiered at Cannes in May, has drawn the ire of French historians for liberties it takes with historical record. But Julian Jackson, the British scholar whose biography inspired the film, says some things are more important than the details.
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“I know that Abraham is also committed to the strategic goals that we currently have in place, and he's a big champion of intellectual freedom and the First Amendment, which is part of why our staff feel so comfortable and happy having him in this new role,” said Nancy Barnes, director of branch libraries. The post New head of Garfield County Libraries wants to bring community together and protect the ‘freedom to read’ appeared first on Aspen Journalism.
“I know that Abraham is also committed to the strategic goals that we currently have in place, and he's a big champion of intellectual freedom and the First Amendment, which is part of why our staff feel so comfortable and happy having him in this new role,” said Nancy Barnes, director of branch libraries. The post New head of Garfield County Libraries wants to bring community together and protect the ‘freedom to read’ appeared first on Aspen Journalism.
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(The Center Square) – Recently introduced legislation that would rein in certain regulatory powers of the Environmental Protection Agency has drawn praise from dozens of energy industry groups. The bicameral End EPA Abuse Act, sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., forbids the agency from enforcing policies that fall under the purview of Congress. That includes regulations which “can reasonably be determined” to undermine the electrical grid’s reliability, force fossil fuel power plants to change fuel sources, restrict the use or sale of internal-combustion engine vehicles, or “otherwise technically, economically, or practically infeasible.” The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank which had previously criticized the EPA for policies like tightening carbon emissions standards for power plants, hailed the bill’s sponsors for taking action. “Instead of reacting to agency overreach after-the-fact, this bill makes it clear up front that the EPA is prohibited from using the Clean Air Act to take actions that common sense tells us Congress never would have authorized,” Daren Bakst, director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, told The Center Square. “The legislation lists specific prohibitions addressing abuses we know the EPA has already engaged in and will likely try again. It also has an important catch-all provision to prohibit other future abuses.” The Clean Air Act, enacted in 1970, allowed the federal government and states to develop regulations to limit the emission of toxic air pollutants from industrial and mobile sources. Amendments to the act beginning in the 1990s expanded the EPA’s authority, allowing the agency to take actions like limiting the sulfur content in diesel fuel and enforcing the phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals. Bakst believes as soon as the EPA approves or tries to implement regulations so strict that they effectively force transition to electric vehicles or renewable energy generation, for example, the agency is clearly overstepping its authority. In 2022, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped the EPA’s attempt to broadly limit carbon emissions from American power plants in a way that would force a nationwide transition away from coal-powered electricity generation to other nonfossil fuel sources. “Nobody with a straight face can say that Congress wanted the EPA to use the Clean Air Act to try and kill off gas-powered cars or to change how the country produces electricity,” Bakst said. “The agency has constantly been trying to act more like an economic planning agency than the Environmental Protection Agency.” The End EPA Abuse Act is supported by the American Energy Institute, the American Energy Alliance, the American Consumer Institute, and others. Twenty state attorneys general have expressed support for the legislation as well.
(The Center Square) – Recently introduced legislation that would rein in certain regulatory powers of the Environmental Protection Agency has drawn praise from dozens of energy industry groups. The bicameral End EPA Abuse Act, sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., forbids the agency from enforcing policies that fall under the purview of Congress. That includes regulations which “can reasonably be determined” to undermine the electrical grid’s reliability, force fossil fuel power plants to change fuel sources, restrict the use or sale of internal-combustion engine vehicles, or “otherwise technically, economically, or practically infeasible.” The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank which had previously criticized the EPA for policies like tightening carbon emissions standards for power plants, hailed the bill’s sponsors for taking action. “Instead of reacting to agency overreach after-the-fact, this bill makes it clear up front that the EPA is prohibited from using the Clean Air Act to take actions that common sense tells us Congress never would have authorized,” Daren Bakst, director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, told The Center Square. “The legislation lists specific prohibitions addressing abuses we know the EPA has already engaged in and will likely try again. It also has an important catch-all provision to prohibit other future abuses.” The Clean Air Act, enacted in 1970, allowed the federal government and states to develop regulations to limit the emission of toxic air pollutants from industrial and mobile sources. Amendments to the act beginning in the 1990s expanded the EPA’s authority, allowing the agency to take actions like limiting the sulfur content in diesel fuel and enforcing the phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals. Bakst believes as soon as the EPA approves or tries to implement regulations so strict that they effectively force transition to electric vehicles or renewable energy generation, for example, the agency is clearly overstepping its authority. In 2022, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped the EPA’s attempt to broadly limit carbon emissions from American power plants in a way that would force a nationwide transition away from coal-powered electricity generation to other nonfossil fuel sources. “Nobody with a straight face can say that Congress wanted the EPA to use the Clean Air Act to try and kill off gas-powered cars or to change how the country produces electricity,” Bakst said. “The agency has constantly been trying to act more like an economic planning agency than the Environmental Protection Agency.” The End EPA Abuse Act is supported by the American Energy Institute, the American Energy Alliance, the American Consumer Institute, and others. Twenty state attorneys general have expressed support for the legislation as well.
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Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the director of the Cromaine District Library in Hartland are raising concerns after the library’s board of trustees decided to reshelve 148 challenged books — many of which feature LGBTQ+ content — without review. While the board agreed in October that they would review more than 200 books […]
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Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the director of the Cromaine District Library in Hartland are raising concerns after the library’s board of trustees decided to reshelve 148 challenged books — many of which feature LGBTQ+ content — without review. While the board agreed in October that they would review more than 200 books […]
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The leader of the $1.2 billion public agency charged with transforming San Diego’s energy supply was nowhere to be seen at a meeting of its board on Thursday. Instead, San […] The post Politics Report: Community Power CEO Out appeared first on Voice of San Diego.
The leader of the $1.2 billion public agency charged with transforming San Diego’s energy supply was nowhere to be seen at a meeting of its board on Thursday. Instead, San […] The post Politics Report: Community Power CEO Out appeared first on Voice of San Diego.
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The Haggin exhibition running through Aug. 16 pays tribute to a well-known comic book artist who lived in Stockton in his later years. Comics as high art: Legendary DC creator Tony DeZuniga’s works at Haggin Museum is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.
The Haggin exhibition running through Aug. 16 pays tribute to a well-known comic book artist who lived in Stockton in his later years. Comics as high art: Legendary DC creator Tony DeZuniga’s works at Haggin Museum is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.
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A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups, and private security forces.
A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups, and private security forces.
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Mississippi researchers will help lead a $13.5 million nationwide project to expand U.S. seafood production through aquaculture research and development.
Mississippi researchers will help lead a $13.5 million nationwide project to expand U.S. seafood production through aquaculture research and development.
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Less than two hours after two powerful earthquakes left hundreds dead and thousands missing in northern Venezuela, including its capital city of Caracas, families whose homes had been rendered unlivable began to make their way to Hebraica, the Jewish community center in Caracas, where they spent the night sleeping on beach chairs and in cars... The post For Venezuela’s historic Jewish community, the earthquake is a crisis they can’t afford appeared first on The Forward.
Less than two hours after two powerful earthquakes left hundreds dead and thousands missing in northern Venezuela, including its capital city of Caracas, families whose homes had been rendered unlivable began to make their way to Hebraica, the Jewish community center in Caracas, where they spent the night sleeping on beach chairs and in cars... The post For Venezuela’s historic Jewish community, the earthquake is a crisis they can’t afford appeared first on The Forward.
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As Pakistan imprisons prominent Baloch activists for life, families and lawyers say the verdict reflects a broader campaign to criminalize peaceful resistance in Balochistan. The post Pakistan Jails Prominent Baloch Activist in Latest Cracdown on Dissent appeared first on The Contrapuntal.
As Pakistan imprisons prominent Baloch activists for life, families and lawyers say the verdict reflects a broader campaign to criminalize peaceful resistance in Balochistan. The post Pakistan Jails Prominent Baloch Activist in Latest Cracdown on Dissent appeared first on The Contrapuntal.
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Elizabeth Cooper will leave her role as executive director of the the Adirondack North Country Association in July
Elizabeth Cooper will leave her role as executive director of the the Adirondack North Country Association in July
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The Brazilian Ministry of Health plans to expand telephone and video call services for people with gambling addiction issues later this year. The current telecare strategy will be reinforced through an agency of Brazil’s national healthcare system, the SUS, tasked with contracting specialized companies to expand free assistance to compulsive gamblers. Notícias relacionadas:Brazil combats online gambling addiction.Finance minister: Gambling sites make fortune, send money overseas.Finance Minister: 600 betting sites may be banned from Brazil.The service for gamblers was launched in March this year, in partnership with the Sírio-Libanês Hospital. In three months, the initiative has seen 6,912 registered users. Expanding the call center will require some BRL 70 million in investment by the end of this year and is part of the action plan for prevention, professional training, and expanding public access to the services of the psychosocial care network implemented by the ministry this year to increase assistance for people with gambling-related problems. An additional BRL 6 million will be allocated to fund an unprecedented national survey aimed at understanding how gambling affects the health of Brazilians. The goal is to identify the groups most adversely affected and the main risks associated with the practice. With this information, the government will be better positioned to implement public health and prevention initiatives and policies. Funding Part of the funding needed to implement the plan will come from the BRL 45.7 million the ministry received in 2025 as social funding from betting revenues. This total corresponds to one percent of the tax revenue collected from betting companies and bettors. That year, total tax revenue reached BRL 4.5 billion and was divided among areas such as health care (1%), education (10%), tourism (28%), sports (36%), public safety (13.6%), social security (10%), and other allocations (1.4%), in accordance with the percentages established by the 2023 law. Under the law, all funds from tax revenue transferred to the Ministry of Health must be spent on measures to prevent, control, and mitigate the social harms resulting from gambling. Currently, to access the SUS mental health telecare service, individuals must register through the Meu SUS Digital app, which offers an initial self-assessment validated by specialists. Assistance is also available by phone, WhatsApp, or chatbot on the Ministry of Health’s website. Initiatives The World Health Organization recognizes problems with gambling as a behavior that is potentially harmful to mental health, with a direct link to anxiety, depression, other compulsive behaviors, and an increased risk of suicide and self-harm. In Brazil, the number of cases of pathological gambling and gambling addiction treated by the SUS surged 104 percent from January 2018 to May 2025. Of the total 10,553 cases treated during this period, 4,316 were outpatient cases and 6,237 were treated in primary care settings, with a high prevalence among men and people aged 20 to 49 – even though the rise in the number of cases involving young people has drawn the attention of experts. The problem has prompted a series of public initiatives. In December 2025, for example, the Brazilian government launched the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform, a tool that allows users to block their own access to all gambling websites authorized to operate in the country. By the end of May, more than half a million people had used the tool. In January of this year, the Ministry of Health released a care guide for people with gambling-related problems, with the aim of providing guidance on the reception, monitoring, and treatment of people affected by gambling. On Friday (19), Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree aimed at strengthening the fight against the illegal gambling market. Among other measures, the decree establishes that money confiscated from illegal gambling operations may be used to combat organized crime.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health plans to expand telephone and video call services for people with gambling addiction issues later this year. The current telecare strategy will be reinforced through an agency of Brazil’s national healthcare system, the SUS, tasked with contracting specialized companies to expand free assistance to compulsive gamblers. Notícias relacionadas:Brazil combats online gambling addiction.Finance minister: Gambling sites make fortune, send money overseas.Finance Minister: 600 betting sites may be banned from Brazil.The service for gamblers was launched in March this year, in partnership with the Sírio-Libanês Hospital. In three months, the initiative has seen 6,912 registered users. Expanding the call center will require some BRL 70 million in investment by the end of this year and is part of the action plan for prevention, professional training, and expanding public access to the services of the psychosocial care network implemented by the ministry this year to increase assistance for people with gambling-related problems. An additional BRL 6 million will be allocated to fund an unprecedented national survey aimed at understanding how gambling affects the health of Brazilians. The goal is to identify the groups most adversely affected and the main risks associated with the practice. With this information, the government will be better positioned to implement public health and prevention initiatives and policies. Funding Part of the funding needed to implement the plan will come from the BRL 45.7 million the ministry received in 2025 as social funding from betting revenues. This total corresponds to one percent of the tax revenue collected from betting companies and bettors. That year, total tax revenue reached BRL 4.5 billion and was divided among areas such as health care (1%), education (10%), tourism (28%), sports (36%), public safety (13.6%), social security (10%), and other allocations (1.4%), in accordance with the percentages established by the 2023 law. Under the law, all funds from tax revenue transferred to the Ministry of Health must be spent on measures to prevent, control, and mitigate the social harms resulting from gambling. Currently, to access the SUS mental health telecare service, individuals must register through the Meu SUS Digital app, which offers an initial self-assessment validated by specialists. Assistance is also available by phone, WhatsApp, or chatbot on the Ministry of Health’s website. Initiatives The World Health Organization recognizes problems with gambling as a behavior that is potentially harmful to mental health, with a direct link to anxiety, depression, other compulsive behaviors, and an increased risk of suicide and self-harm. In Brazil, the number of cases of pathological gambling and gambling addiction treated by the SUS surged 104 percent from January 2018 to May 2025. Of the total 10,553 cases treated during this period, 4,316 were outpatient cases and 6,237 were treated in primary care settings, with a high prevalence among men and people aged 20 to 49 – even though the rise in the number of cases involving young people has drawn the attention of experts. The problem has prompted a series of public initiatives. In December 2025, for example, the Brazilian government launched the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform, a tool that allows users to block their own access to all gambling websites authorized to operate in the country. By the end of May, more than half a million people had used the tool. In January of this year, the Ministry of Health released a care guide for people with gambling-related problems, with the aim of providing guidance on the reception, monitoring, and treatment of people affected by gambling. On Friday (19), Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree aimed at strengthening the fight against the illegal gambling market. Among other measures, the decree establishes that money confiscated from illegal gambling operations may be used to combat organized crime.
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A group of gamers have been training at Down Back Club inside a K-town bar in hopes of winning at the EVO esport championship in Las Vegas this weekend.
A group of gamers have been training at Down Back Club inside a K-town bar in hopes of winning at the EVO esport championship in Las Vegas this weekend.