Aracaju’s city council held a public hearing on 6 June on a bill to establish the municipal lottery, LOCAJU. The proposal received 14 votes in favour, four against and four abstentions in its first vote on 8 May, and now awaits final consideration by the plenary.
The bill could establish a municipal lottery, subject to the council’s final vote.
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São Paulo’s Municipal Chamber appealed to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to overturn the suspension of the city’s lottery law, Law 18.172/2024. The suspension also halted municipal lottery operations and barred new municipal measures; the chamber asked for the law to remain in force pending a final ruling, or for existing administrative acts to be preserved.
Bodó City Council told Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court that it had formally closed LotSeridó and repealed the local legislation underpinning the lottery. The council said the service stopped operating on 24 October 2025, before the court’s injunction ordering the suspension of municipal lotteries nationwide.
Votuporanga’s City Council is reviewing a bill to establish a municipal lottery, with the proposal referred to its permanent committees after being read at a regular session. The bill allows the city to operate the service directly or tender a concession lasting up to 25 years, subject to renewal, and directs revenue to specified public priorities.
Nova Odessa’s municipal council postponed consideration of a proposal to establish a municipal lottery until 2026, after approving a motion by councillor Márcia Rebeschini. Mayor Cláudio Schooder had submitted the proposal under an urgent procedure. The bill would allow private companies to operate the lottery under 20-year concessions, while the city’s legal opinion questioned whether municipalities have authority to create such a service.
Birigui’s municipal council approved a bill authorising a municipal lottery proposed by Mayor Samanta Borini, with the vote held on 11 November. The city is considering direct management or a concession, and the lottery is expected to begin operating by 2026; proceeds are assigned to six areas, with a 5% ISS charge on gross revenue.