The warning came from Dr Antônio Geraldo da Silva, the leading psychiatrist of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (ABP), in his testimony to the Commission of Inquiry on Online Gambling (CPI of Bets).
Led by Senator Soraya Thronicke (Podemos-MS), the inquiry continues its evaluation of the economic threats and financial liabilities of Brazil’s nascent online gambling market – launched on 1 January under the framework of the Bets Regime.
Beginning his testimony, Dr Silva stated that he would provide his evidence as a “medical doctor specialising in psychiatry for 38 years,” in which he believes that there are 20 factors that “must be recognised in the treatment of gambling disorders”.
In the context of Brazil, socio complexities of treating gambling addiction and mental health disorders arise from..