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Brazil’s STF schedules hearing on municipal lotteries for 4 November

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has scheduled a plenary hearing for 4 November on ADPF 1212, which challenges the constitutionality of municipal lotteries, reportedly. The case concerns whether municipalities may operate lotteries and sports betting; an interim ruling in December 2025 suspended municipal laws and decrees authorising them and set daily fines of R$ 500 mil for non-compliance.

Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília (2025)

The ruling could determine whether suspended municipal lottery and sports-betting operations can resume.

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Brazilian government sets deadline to withdraw betting account balances

Brazil’s government said customers had until 23h59 on 5 October to withdraw money from betting platforms before sites and apps stop operating from 6 October under Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026. The Finance Ministry reported that R$1.33 billion remained in accounts; banks are scheduled to return unclaimed balances from 9 to 14 October, with unresolved cases transferred to Caixa from 14 October.

Customers with money in Brazilian betting accounts had until 23h59 on 5 October to request a withdrawal, the last day for voluntary redemption before platforms stop operating. From 6 October, sites and apps cease operations under the implementation schedule of Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, which prohibited the exploitation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting in the country.

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