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Brazil Supreme Court moves municipal lottery case to in-person hearing

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has moved its review of an injunction suspending municipal lottery and sports betting laws from the virtual plenary to an in-person hearing after Justice Flávio Dino requested a highlight on 5 December. Justice Nunes Marques had issued the injunction on 3 December, arguing that such authorisations fall under federal rather than municipal legislative authority.

The hearing will determine the next stage of a case affecting municipal lottery and sports betting laws.

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court schedules hearing on municipal lotteries

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has scheduled the ADPF 1212 case for a plenary session on 4 November, to consider challenges to municipal lotteries and betting systems. A nationwide interim order suspending municipal rules, related procurement and operating activities remains in force pending the court’s review; breaches carry daily fines.

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has scheduled the ADPF 1212 case for a plenary session on 4 November, the court's president, minister Edson Fachin, said. The case, filed by the party Solidariedade in March 2025 and reported by minister Nunes Marques, challenges municipal laws and decrees that created lotteries, draws and betting systems. A nationwide interim order suspending municipal rules, related procurement and operating activities remains in force pending the court's review.

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