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Brazil Supreme Court justice lifts compulsory CPI appearance order for betting probe witness

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Supreme Federal Court Justice Dias Toffoli issued a habeas corpus decision on 12 May allowing lawyer Adélia de Jesus Soares to choose whether to attend the Senate's betting inquiry. A lower federal judge had ordered her compulsory appearance; the inquiry's chair said it would appeal, while its rapporteur criticised the ruling.

The decision changes whether a person investigated over alleged illegal betting operations must attend the inquiry.

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Brazilian Supreme Court justice gives AGU 72 hours to respond on betting ban

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Luiz Fux ordered the attorney-general to respond within 72 hours in a case involving Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting, the report said. Fux was also assigned as rapporteur for three further cases challenging the measure. The claimants in those cases have sought suspension of the ban, while one argues that it should not apply to states and the Federal District.

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