Brazil's Supreme Court hears challenge to land-based gambling ban
A ruling could determine whether casinos and bingo halls remain criminal offences in Brazil.
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Brazil Supreme Court pauses games-of-chance case after review request
The court’s eventual ruling could clarify whether the criminal classification applies to online betting as well as other games of chance.
Brazilian Supreme Court debates 1941 gambling offence under Constitution
The ruling could determine whether operating gambling outside regulated forms remains a criminal offence across Brazil.
Brazil Supreme Federal Court prepares to hear betting-law challenge
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court will hear a constitutional challenge to laws permitting online betting.
Brazil Supreme Court weighs challenge to law authorising betting platforms
The court’s consideration of the challenge leaves the legal status of betting platforms at issue.
Brazil Supreme Court considers whether criminalising games of chance is constitutional
The court’s ruling could affect the legal basis for gambling operations in Brazil.
Brazil finance minister seeks to maintain restrictions on local betting licences
The court’s review could determine whether municipal and state betting authorisations remain restricted.
Brazilian finance minister to brief Supreme Court chief on betting rules
The meeting precedes a court review that could affect the legal framework for gambling in Brazil.
Brazil STF president warns criminal groups use illegal betting sites to launder funds
Brazil's regulated operators face reputational and enforcement pressure as the judiciary links clandestine betting platforms to money laundering and organised crime.
Rio de Janeiro decree prohibits betting adverts in public spaces
Operators must assess the decree’s limits on outdoor advertising alongside an unresolved challenge to state-level restrictions.
Brazil blocks 2.8 million social-benefit recipients from betting platforms
Operators must check users against the social-benefit database and prevent eligible recipients from accessing their platforms.
Brazil’s Supreme Court plans September hearing on betting law
The court’s decision could determine whether challenged betting restrictions remain in force in Brazil.
Brazil’s Supreme Court schedules gambling criminalisation case for 5 August
The court’s ruling could determine the status of the national prohibition and affect gambling-related cases awaiting resolution.
ABERT seeks to join legal challenge to Rio Grande do Sul betting-ad rules
The court’s decision could affect how betting advertising rules apply across state and federal jurisdictions.
TCE-PR advises municipalities against creating or operating lotteries
Municipalities considering lotteries face advice against operating them while the Supreme Federal Court weighs their legality.
AGU asks Brazil’s Supreme Court to strike down Rio Grande do Sul betting-ad law
The Supreme Court case could determine whether state advertising rules create conflicting obligations for licensed betting operators.
Brazil’s AGU asks Supreme Court to suspend Rio Grande do Sul betting-ad law
The court’s decision could affect state-level restrictions on betting advertising and the law’s scheduled implementation.
TCE-PR advises Paraná municipalities to defer lotteries pending STF ruling
Municipalities are advised to defer lottery plans until the STF rules on their authority to operate them.
Rio Grande do Sul assembly defends sports betting advertising restrictions in court
The court’s decision could determine whether state-level advertising restrictions apply to betting operators in Rio Grande do Sul.
Brazil Supreme Court accelerates review of Rio Grande do Sul betting-advertising law
The review could determine whether betting platforms must comply with the state’s advertising restrictions while the case proceeds.
ANJL challenges Rio Grande do Sul betting-advertising law in Supreme Court
The challenge could determine whether the state’s advertising restrictions apply to federally authorised betting operators.
Foz do Iguaçu mayor proposes repealing municipal lottery laws after STF ruling
Repealing the authorising laws would remove the legal basis for Lotofoz, making the city council’s decision material to the lottery’s future.
Brazil’s Supreme Court allows Caixa to join municipal lottery case
Caixa’s participation adds a state-run lottery operator to litigation over municipal authority and the suspension of local lottery operations.
Brazilian Supreme Court justices raise online betting concerns in debt case
The justices’ comments place online betting within a court debate over consumer debt protections and the R$600 minimum subsistence amount.
Caixa seeks to join Brazil Supreme Court case on municipal lotteries
The court case addresses the legality of municipal lottery and betting systems across Brazil.