Brazil’s PGR asks Supreme Court to rule against municipal lotteries
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet Branco asked the Supreme Federal Court to uphold a challenge to municipal lotteries, arguing that municipalities lack constitutional authority to operate them. The case concerns laws in 12 municipalities; the court’s rapporteur has not granted an interim injunction, leaving the issue for a final ruling.
A ruling could determine whether municipalities can continue operating lottery services under their own laws.