Balneário Camboriú’s city council approved a bill creating a municipal public lottery service, with 14 votes in favour and two against. The municipality may operate the service itself or transfer it through concession, permission or authorisation; the bill now awaits the mayor’s signature.
The bill would allow the municipality to operate or delegate lottery services within its boundaries.
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São José dos Campos city council is considering a proposal to repeal the law that established its municipal lottery. Council member Lino Bispo filed Complementary Bill 6/2026, arguing that the Federal Supreme Court's position and federal law do not authorise municipalities to operate lotteries; the bill remains under consideration.
Cuiabá City Council approved a legislative project to revoke the 2022 law that established the city’s public lottery service, after an extraordinary meeting on 19 February. The project, initiated by the city’s Executive Branch, received favourable opinions from two commissions and now goes to plenary discussion; it follows a Supreme Court order suspending municipal lottery laws and operations.
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Bodó City Council told Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court that it had formally closed LotSeridó and repealed the local legislation underpinning the lottery.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.