ABRAS president defends Brazil betting ban at Supreme Court hearing
ABRAS president João Carlos Galassi argued at a Supreme Court hearing on 3 November for retaining MP 1.394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting. The article says the sales increases he cited do not establish that the betting ban caused higher supermarket sales, and challenges his projection of R$ 50 billion in lost food consumption.
Regulators should distinguish cited supermarket sales increases from evidence that the betting ban caused them.