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Brazil AGU appeals Fux order on social-benefit recipients’ betting accounts

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Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office filed an appeal seeking clarification of Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux’s order concerning betting-account restrictions for Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries. The AGU cited technical obstacles to identifying the source of funds, while the Finance Ministry’s betting secretariat reportedly said the available systems cannot trace fund origins; the appeal concerns how the interim measures should be implemented.

The appeal concerns whether operators must restrict beneficiary accounts broadly or only funds identified as coming from social programmes.

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Brazil Supreme Court cancels conciliation hearing on social-benefit recipients’ betting accounts

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux cancelled a conciliation hearing scheduled for 10 February on whether betting platforms should temporarily stop blocking or closing accounts held by social-benefit recipients. Fux said the session conflicted with another court sitting; no replacement date has been set. The hearing forms part of a case challenging the constitutionality of Brazil’s betting law.

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