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Brazil Supreme Court admits four groups to municipal lottery case

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Brazil's Supreme Federal Court justice Nunes Marques admitted four organisations and the state of Paraná as friends of the court in a challenge to municipal gambling laws. The case seeks to suspend local rules covering lotteries, sports betting and online games; separately, the federal government is considering retrospective taxes of up to €2.1bn on sports betting companies.

The case and proposed tax could affect municipal gambling operators and sports betting companies in Brazil.

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Brazil’s Supreme Court admits São Paulo in municipal lottery case

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court admitted the state of São Paulo as an amicus curiae in a case challenging municipal lottery rules, in a decision by Justice Nunes Marques on 24 November. São Paulo argues that lottery legislation is an exclusive federal competence, with federal law authorising states and the Federal District to operate lotteries; the case was brought by Solidariedade.

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