Brazil’s Congress may let betting ban lapse as STF considers challenge
Brazil’s provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting could lapse in Congress or have its effects suspended by Supreme Federal Court Justice Luiz Fux, according to Paulo Ganime of the Association for the Free Market. The measure, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September, took effect immediately and requires congressional approval within 120 days to remain in force. The federal solicitor general asked Fux to maintain it while awaiting the prosecutor general’s position.
The measure’s status will determine whether betting operators and their commercial partners can resume or maintain activities in Brazil.