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Brazil’s Supreme Court groups three challenges to betting law

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux said three constitutional challenges to the fixed-odds betting framework will be heard together after proceedings in the case brought by the Prosecutor General’s Office are complete. The challenges contest Law 14,790/2023 and related rules; the Prosecutor General’s case seeks to have the framework declared unconstitutional. The Senate has argued that the case should be dismissed in full.

The consolidated challenges could determine whether Brazil’s fixed-odds betting framework and related rules remain constitutional.

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IBJR challenges Lula’s betting ban in Brazil’s Supreme Court

IBJR filed a Supreme Court case seeking immediate suspension of President Lula da Silva’s betting and online gaming ban in Brazil. IBJR coordinated with ANJL and argued that the measure is unconstitutional because it prohibits an activity the federal government previously regulated.

A legal challenge against President Lula da Silva's move to shut down sports betting and online gaming has been lodged with Brazil's Supreme Court (STF). The Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) brought the case together with the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), and the IBJR confirmed the filing in a statement issued on Monday. The associations contend the measure cannot stand constitutionally, since it bans an activity that the federal government had spent the previous two years regulating.

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