Brazil’s Supreme Court begins review of gambling ban’s constitutionality
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court began hearing a case on 5 August over whether the 1946 decree criminalising gambling remains valid. The court is considering the measure’s compatibility with constitutional principles, and its ruling in the case, which has general repercussion, is expected to guide other proceedings; the hearing continued that day.
The ruling could guide other cases on the criminal status of gambling in Brazil.