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CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL
(Caixa Econômica Federal Departamento de Administraçâo de Loterias)
Address: SBS Quadra 04 - Lotes 3/4 - Ed Sede, 20º andar - Brasilia - DF - Brazil - 70092-900
Internet: www.caixa.gov.br
E-mail Address: sualo@caixa.gov.br
viben@caixa.gov.br
Phone: 55 61 3414-9815 / 55 61 2108-7605
Fax: 55 61 3414-9732 / 55 61 2108-7607
Population: 184,040,120 (2005)
Presidente: D. Carlos A. Borges
Year Lottery Founded: 1960
Sales 2002:
Sales 2003:
Sales 2004:
Sales 2005:
Sales 2006:
R$ 3.0 billion
R$ 3.5 billion
R$ 4.2 billion
R$ 4.4 billion
R$ 4.2 billion
Number of Employees: N/A
On-line Vendor: Caixa / Gtech (transition's contract - may/2006)
Instant Ticket Vendor: Tecnoformas Indústria Gráfica Ltda
ITVMs N/A
Games Offered: Instants, Passive, Sports bets, Lotto
Beneficiaries: Social Security, Education, Sports, Culture, and Public Security
Jurisdiction: Brazil

Background Information

CAIXA stimulates dreams of wealth and a better life with the Federal Lotteries, of which it controls the monopoly since 1961.

With a revenue over R$ 4,4 billion, the CAIXA Lotteries have had a record performance in 2005. Of this total, almost R$ 2 billion have been repassed to the federal government, composing an important source of funds to the social sector.
In 2006 CAIXA will finish the process of implementation of a new lottery model, bringing more security, efficiency and speed to the lottery system. 25 thousand terminals will be installed in the almost 9 thousand lottery units throughout the country.

Lottery News 2010

CAIXA Lotteries Achieve Growth of 17.5 % in 1H 2010
BRAZIL (July 16, 2010) -- Caixa Econômica Federal total sales in the first six months of 2010 reached R$ 3.784 billion (US$2.139 billion).....................Subscribers

Deputies Receive Unexpected Setback; Representatives of the Government are Against the Legalization of Bingo
BRAZIL (April 1, 2010).- The federal government is against the legalization of bingo halls in Brazil. This was the message delivered yesterday by the representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Treasury, Council of Financial Activities Control (COAF) and the Caixa Economica Federal, the committee that participated in the House to discuss the draft law dealing with the release of operation of bingos..................Subscribers

Caixa Economica Federal Lotteries Have Record Year in 2009
BRAZIL (January 19, 2009) -- Caixa Economica Federal (CEF), through the Lotteries Box, reported record revenues of US$7.3 billion in wagers in 2009. The value of 28.3% exceeds the figures achieved in the previous year, which had been the best performance in history. In 2008, sales were US$5.8 billion..................Subscribers

Lottery News 2009

Brazilian Lotteries Raise Record $2.45 Billion in 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (January 13, 2009) -- The Brazilian government's lotteries raised a record 5.7 billion reais (about US$2.45 billion) in 2008, up 10.5 percent from the previous year, the state-owned bank Caixa Económica Federal (Caixa Econômica Federal Departamento de Administraçâo de Loterias) is reported to have said on Tuesday.................Subscribers

Lottery News 2008

Successful Meeting of CIBELAE’s Board
SANTIAGO, Chile (March 26, 2008) -- In order to reach to a general consent and to define the new planning strategies of CIBELAE (Corporación Iberoamericana de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado) for the next years, the members of its Board held a successful meeting in Santiago, Chile...............Subscribers

Lottery News 2007

CAIXA and TAM Launch Partnership; Partnership Will Allow Passengers To Pay For Tickets At Lottery Ticket Outlets
SAO PAULO, Brazil (May 30, 2007) -- The Caixa Economica Federal and TAM Linhas Aereas launched a partnership today making it possible to pay for airline tickets at lottery ticket outlets. Passengers will have to make reservations online or by calling the company.........................Subscribers

CEF’s Revenue Increases in 2006
BRAZIL (February 27, 2007) -- Brazil's state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) said on Monday that its net revenue rose to 2.39 billion reais (US$1.15 billion) in 2006, up 15.4 percent from the previous year.
The CEF holds the monopoly of the operation of all federal lotteries in Brazil. It relies on a network of more than 17,000 agencies throughout the country, of which about 9,000 are authorized lottery spots that also provide banking services, such as payments and deposits.

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