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Brazil’s betting sector enters a new phase a year after regulation

Regulation

Brazil’s betting and iGaming sector is adapting to requirements under Law 14.790/23, which took effect on 1 January 2025, according to the article. ANJL president Plínio Lemos Jorge said regulation brings predictability and argued that prohibition encourages illegal activity; the article also notes that casino legalisation remains under debate in the legislature.

Operators and suppliers must adapt to Brazil’s regulatory requirements, while casino legalisation remains unresolved.

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Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni presents postdoctoral research on Brazil’s betting regulation

ANJL lawyer Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni presented postdoctoral research at IDP in Brasília on 14 October. The work received approval with a recommendation for publication and argues that Brazil should address betting-related social harms through regulation. It also argues that MP 1.394/2026 is unconstitutional; the source says ADIs 8.024, 8.027 and 8.028 contest the measure.

Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni, a lawyer for the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), presented postdoctoral research at the Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP) in Brasília on 14 October. The work, titled "Regulação e Jurisdição Constitucional: análise e propostas hermenêuticas sobre legislação, regulação federal e jurisprudência da modalidade lotérica de aposta de quota fixa", was approved with a recommendation for publication, according to the report.

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