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Brazil keeps betting secretariat active to combat illegal online activity

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Brazil’s federal government is keeping the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting within the Ministry of Finance after a provisional measure banned betting platforms nationwide, the report said. The government said a team of 15 representatives had taken down 56,000 illegal websites; the secretariat’s structure includes 100 positions, whose long-term status remains unclear.

The secretariat’s continued operation affects oversight and enforcement arrangements for Brazil’s betting market.

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Brazil's TSE admits Novo case over 2026 Lula-Alckmin election campaign

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court admitted a case brought by the Novo party alleging political and economic abuse by the Lula-Alckmin presidential ticket in the 2026 election. The case cites Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting platforms, but the decision only opens proceedings and does not rule on the allegations; the case will proceed to the court's plenary after evidence is considered and the electoral prosecutor responds.

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has admitted a case brought by the Novo party, which accuses the ticket of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin of abuse of political and economic power in the 2026 presidential elections. The decision was taken by Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, the electoral justice inspector-general and a minister. It only opens the proceedings and does not rule on the merits of the request.

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