By SectorWire desk ·
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) urged the Supreme Federal Court to reject challenges to the betting ban. It also requested a new public hearing and asked for the prosecutor general to be heard before the court considers requests to suspend the measure.
The requests could delay a court decision on challenges affecting betting companies operating in Brazil.
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The requested response window gives Brazil’s authorities time to address industry challenges before the court considers the ban.
The associations seek court intervention to stop betting-site visitors being redirected to the “Brasil sem Bets” page.
The trade bodies argue that the ban threatens operators’ existing authorisations after they invested in Brazil’s regulated market.
ANJL can now contribute technical evidence to proceedings examining the legal framework for Brazil’s regulated betting and online gaming market.
ANJL and IBJR are seeking Supreme Court intervention to suspend Brazil’s betting ban.
ANJL’s challenge contests restrictions on state-property betting promotions and a directive to terminate sports betting contracts.