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ANJL challenges Rio Grande do Sul betting-advertising law in Supreme Court

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Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) filed a constitutional challenge in the Supreme Federal Court against Rio Grande do Sul’s restrictions on sports-betting advertising. The association argues that federal authorities, rather than states, have jurisdiction over advertising by federally authorised operators and seeks to suspend the law while the case is heard. The law includes advertising limits, warning requirements and administrative sanctions for breaches.

The challenge could determine whether the state’s advertising restrictions apply to federally authorised betting operators.

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Rio Grande do Sul advertising law faces constitutional challenge in Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul’s law restricting betting advertising is the focus of a constitutional dispute over whether states can regulate the issue. The federal Attorney General’s Office supported suspending the law, arguing that authority over commercial advertising and lotteries belongs to the Union; the state Attorney General’s Office defended its constitutionality. The state said it was preparing rules for enforcement.

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