The 3rd Special Civil Court of Anápolis dismissed a player’s claim against Novibet seeking to annul sports bets and recover losses, the court ruled. The judge found no evidence of service failure, fraud or improper withholding of funds, and revoked preliminary injunctions in the case.
The ruling rejects operator liability for the player’s losses and addresses how responsible-gambling duties apply in this dispute.
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Luiz Fux is expected to rule on the online betting case at Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court only after the election run-off, journalist Mauro Cezar Pereira reported. Brazilian clubs had been awaiting a decision on the provisional measure that would ban betting companies; some sponsorship agreements remain on hold, he said.
Lawyers for Guilherme Tarigo Heinz asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to resume its review of Article 50 of the Criminal Misdemeanours Act as a matter of priority. They argued that Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting, is a new development that affects the constitutional issue before the court; the case had been paused after Justice Flávio Dino requested further review.
Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux authorised Flamengo to participate as an amicus curiae in cases challenging the constitutionality of betting in Brazil, reportedly on 30 September. The decision allows the club to submit information and arguments but does not rule on the merits; Flamengo also asked the court to suspend the provisional measure banning bets.
Brazil’s Association of Radio and Television (Abratel) asked the Supreme Federal Court on 21 August to join as an amicus curiae in a case challenging Rio Grande do Sul’s restrictions on sports-betting advertising. The state law bars betting advertisements on television, streaming, video-on-demand services and radio from 6am to 9pm; the underlying challenge was brought by the National Association of Games and Lotteries.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court suspended its hearing on whether operating gambling games constitutes a criminal misdemeanour after Justice Flávio Dino requested more time to review the case. Dino said the court also needed to consider possible effects on fixed-odds betting; lawyer Luiz Felipe Maia warned that including the betting law’s constitutionality could put the regulated market at risk.