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Brazil’s sports ministry and CADE agree cooperation on betting oversight

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Brazil’s Ministry of Sport and the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) signed a technical cooperation agreement covering sports integrity, competition and the regulatory environment. The agreement provides for information exchange, joint studies, training and coordinated work on sports, digital economy and sports betting.

The agreement establishes cooperation between sport and competition authorities on issues that include the regulated betting market.

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Minas Gerais and Brazil’s sports ministry say federal measure affects ad-ban case

The Minas Gerais government and Brazil’s Ministry of Sport told the Supreme Federal Court that a federal provisional measure banning betting advertising changed the legal context of an association’s challenge to the state decree. The court has not ruled that the case is moot; the minister noted that the measure still requires congressional approval and could lose effect.

The Minas Gerais government and Brazil's Ministry of Sport have told the Supreme Federal Court (STF) that a federal provisional measure banning betting advertising changed the legal context of a challenge to a state decree, according to the report. The action, ADI 8014, was filed by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) against the Minas Gerais decree restricting betting advertising on state public property and at events supported by the state executive.

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