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AGU asks Brazil’s Supreme Court to exclude Caixa lotteries from benefit-user block

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Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) asked the Supreme Federal Court to keep Caixa’s federal lotteries outside restrictions barring Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries from accessing fixed-odds betting platforms. The AGU argued that the court’s measure should apply only to fixed-odds betting, citing the lotteries’ distinct format and social funding role.

The request could determine whether social-benefit recipients may continue accessing Caixa’s federal lottery games.

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