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Brazil Supreme Court gives AGU and PGR five days to assess betting rules

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux gave the Attorney-General’s Office and the Prosecutor-General’s Office five days to comment on Ministry of Finance betting rules, in a 3 December order in case ADI 7.721. The proceedings concern claims that restrictions on social-benefit recipients and registered dependants are unconstitutional; the Brazilian Association for Economic Freedom says the rules also affect people who receive no benefits.

The submissions may inform the court’s review of betting restrictions and their application to operators’ customers.

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Pernambuco federal court gives AGU 30 days to detail betting lawsuit

A federal judge in Pernambuco ordered the Union to clarify its civil action against 17 fixed-odds betting operators, giving it 30 days to explain how licensed operators allegedly caused costs to Brazil’s public health system. The AGU seeks reimbursement for health expenditure linked to betting over the past five years and future costs, at least R$1bn in collective moral damages, and double repayment of bets by people diagnosed with gambling disorder. The requested injunction has not been decided.

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