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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court fast-tracks review of Rio Grande do Sul betting ad law

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court justice Cármen Lúcia ordered an urgent information-gathering procedure in a challenge to Rio Grande do Sul’s betting-advertising law. The state governor and legislative assembly president have five days to respond; the Attorney General’s Office and the Prosecutor General’s Office then have up to three days to submit observations.

The law restricts betting advertising in Rio Grande do Sul, and the court’s review could affect those state-level rules.

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