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AGU asks Brazil’s Supreme Court to clarify ruling on state lotteries

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Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) has asked the Supreme Federal Court to clarify the scope of its ruling restricting state lottery operations. The AGU says the decision should not cover fixed-odds betting and has asked the court to confirm territorial limits on state operators, including restrictions on digital advertising beyond their home states.

The clarification could determine whether state lottery operators may serve bettors or advertise outside their own states.

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