SectorWire
SearchRegister
MenuClose

ANJL challenges Brazil’s beneficiary betting block as exceeding Supreme Court ruling

Regulation

Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) argued that rules blocking Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries from fixed-odds betting may exceed the Supreme Federal Court’s ruling. In a technical note sent to the Prizes and Betting Secretariat, ANJL said the SIGAP API blocks beneficiaries regardless of the funds they use; its president warned this could push gamblers towards the illegal market.

The dispute concerns whether sportsbooks must block all programme beneficiaries or only prevent betting with social-benefit funds.

Request a correction

Flag an issue

Keep reading

Regulation

Brazil Supreme Court justice weighs timing of betting ban ruling

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux is considering when to issue a betting ban decision, UOL reported. The ruling is likely to follow the election as Fux seeks to avoid accusations of political bias.

According to UOL, Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Court is likely to hold back his ruling on the legal challenges to the country's betting ban until the presidential election's second round has taken place on 25 October. The report states that Fux has discussed the timing with fellow justices, telling them a ruling after the vote would reduce the risk of being accused of favouring one of the presidential candidates. At the Supreme Federal Court (STF), he is the judge in charge of the challenges to the provisional measure and has not yet decided on the injunctions sought to suspend the ban.

Continue reading