Brazil’s AGU urges STF to block municipal lotteries
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has asked the Supreme Federal Court to uphold a challenge to municipal lottery laws and decrees, arguing that municipalities lack constitutional authority to operate lotteries. The case was brought by Solidariedade, which seeks provisional suspension of the local measures pending the court’s ruling on their constitutionality.
The court’s decision could determine whether municipalities may establish and operate lottery services in Brazil.