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Brazil's PT discusses restrictions on online casinos after opposing 2023 ban

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Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) opposed congressional proposals to prohibit online casinos during debate on betting regulation in 2023, according to the report. The party now says it has changed position, has introduced a bill to prohibit betting and says Lula's government is considering restrictions, including a possible ban limited to online casinos.

A shift by the governing party could change the prospects for restrictions on online gambling in Brazil.

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Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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