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Brazil’s Supreme Court reviews gambling ban’s application to regulated betting

Regulation

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court opened a review of whether Article 50 of the 1941 Criminal Contraventions Law remains valid under the current constitutional framework. The appeal challenges a Rio Grande do Sul court ruling that set the provision aside; the Supreme Court’s decision could affect how the ban applies alongside laws regulating fixed-odds betting and online games.

The ruling could clarify the legal position of operators under Brazil’s regulated betting framework.

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ABRAS president defends Brazil betting ban at Supreme Court hearing

ABRAS president João Carlos Galassi argued at a Supreme Court hearing on 3 November for retaining MP 1.394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting. The article says the sales increases he cited do not establish that the betting ban caused higher supermarket sales, and challenges his projection of R$ 50 billion in lost food consumption.

João Carlos Galassi, president of the Brazilian supermarket association ABRAS, told a Supreme Court public hearing on 3 November that the court should keep in force MP 1.394/2026, the provisional measure that banned fixed-odds betting in Brazil. The hearing was held by minister Luiz Fux, rapporteur of ADI 8027, and Galassi opened by thanking president Lula for the "decisão corajosa" of issuing the measure.

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