Brazil finance minister urges STF to uphold limits on local betting authorisations
Brazil’s finance minister Dario Durigan asked STF president Edson Fachin to maintain interim decisions restricting betting authorisations by municipalities and states. The measures bar municipalities from licensing operators and limit state authorisations to their own territory; Fachin said the court expects to consider the merits of related cases in the second half of 2026, with one appeal scheduled for 5 August.
The court’s decisions affect where operators can obtain authorisation and the territorial reach of state licences.