Brazil’s Supreme Court accepted Caixa Econômica Federal as an amicus curiae in a case examining the constitutionality of municipal lotteries. Justice Nunes Marques granted the request; municipal lottery laws remain suspended under an interim measure issued in December, while the court considers the case.
The case concerns whether municipalities can operate lotteries, affecting the scope of lottery activity across Brazil.
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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Justice Nunes Marques admitted Caixa Econômica Federal as an amicus curiae in a case challenging municipal lottery rules, according to the report. The action contests laws authorising lotteries, draws or betting in 13 cities across seven states; the underlying case remains before the court.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court suspended its hearing on a challenge to municipal laws governing lotteries and sports betting on 4 November 2026. President Edson Fachin agreed to consider the case alongside other proceedings on betting, lotteries and games of chance; the court has set no date for resuming the hearing.
On Wednesday the 4th, the full bench of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) halted its consideration of ADPF 1212 once the report had been read and the oral arguments delivered. The court has not fixed a date for the proceedings to pick up again.
Caixa Econômica Federal filed an amicus curiae submission in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court case ADPF 1212, contesting municipal lottery systems, according to the report. The case, brought by the Solidariedade party, challenges laws in 13 municipalities; it argues municipalities lack authority to establish lotteries and seeks a ruling against the laws. A preliminary injunction issued in December 2025 suspended municipal lottery and sports-betting operations nationwide.
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court admitted a case brought by the Novo party alleging political and economic abuse by the Lula-Alckmin presidential ticket in the 2026 election. The case cites Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting platforms, but the decision only opens proceedings and does not rule on the allegations; the case will proceed to the court's plenary after evidence is considered and the electoral prosecutor responds.
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has admitted a case brought by the Novo party, which accuses the ticket of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin of abuse of political and economic power in the 2026 presidential elections. The decision was taken by Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, the electoral justice inspector-general and a minister. It only opens the proceedings and does not rule on the merits of the request.
Justice Luis Fux of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court admitted Flamengo as an interested party in a case challenging Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026. The club said it wants to contribute its perspective on the measure’s effects on sport; the challenge was brought by ANJL and IBJR, which are asking the court to suspend the measure.