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Brazil restricts betting-ban documents for five years as legal challenges continue

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Brazil’s government classified documents used to prepare its betting ban for five years, under a decision signed on 24 September, according to the report. Licensed operators are challenging the measure at the Supreme Federal Court and preparing to seek the return of about R$2.5bn in licence fees; the Congress review period ends on 23 November.

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The restriction limits access to material relevant to operators’ legal challenges and potential licence-fee claims.

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IBJR challenges Lula’s betting ban in Brazil’s Supreme Court

IBJR filed a Supreme Court case seeking immediate suspension of President Lula da Silva’s betting and online gaming ban in Brazil. IBJR coordinated with ANJL and argued that the measure is unconstitutional because it prohibits an activity the federal government previously regulated.

A legal challenge against President Lula da Silva's move to shut down sports betting and online gaming has been lodged with Brazil's Supreme Court (STF). The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) brought the case together with the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), and the IBJR confirmed the filing in a statement issued on Monday. The associations contend the measure cannot stand constitutionally, since it bans an activity that the federal government had spent the previous two years regulating.

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