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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court reviews 1941 ban on in-person gambling

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court began hearings on 5 August on whether a 1941 decree-law banning in-person gambling is constitutional. The court said a ruling could affect more than 2,700 cases, but overturning the ban would not itself legalise physical casinos or bingo halls; that would require congressional and executive action. The hearing was adjourned for continuation on 6 August.

The ruling could affect cases under Brazil’s gambling ban, but overturning it alone would not legalise casinos or bingo halls.

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Brazilian government seeks betting ban through Congress and Supreme Court

Brazil's government wants Congress to approve Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 by the end of the year, while a media report says it also hopes the Supreme Court will invalidate the 2018 law legalising fixed-odds betting. The measure was published on 25 September and has 99 amendments, four withdrawn; its joint committee has not been installed. The Supreme Court hearing took place on 3 November, but the full court has not scheduled a ruling.

Brazil's government reportedly wants Congress to approve Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which it lists among five priorities to pass before the parliamentary recess. A separate report said the government prefers not to face the debate in Congress. That report said the government's bet is on a Supreme Court decision declaring Law 13.756/2018 unconstitutional, the law signed by Michel Temer that legalised fixed-odds betting in the country.

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