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Brazil’s FNP seeks amicus curiae role in municipal lottery case

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Brazil’s Frente Nacional de Prefeitas e Prefeitos asked the Supreme Federal Court to join as amicus curiae in a case on the constitutionality of municipal lotteries. The case follows an interim order suspending municipal laws authorising lotteries and gambling, including fixed-odds betting; the order still requires confirmation by the court’s full bench.

The case could determine whether municipalities may operate lotteries and gambling products in Brazil.

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Brasilcon seeks amicus curiae role in Brazil betting-law case

Brasilcon filed a request to participate as amicus curiae in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court case challenging the constitutionality of Law 14.790/2023, which regulates fixed-odds sports betting. The case was brought by the National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism, and Justice Luiz Fux is the rapporteur; Brasilcon said consumer-rights issues and the case’s technical complexity support its participation.

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