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Brazil Supreme Court schedules hearing on Bolsa Família betting restrictions

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Brazil’s Supreme Court justice Luiz Fux scheduled an in-person conciliation hearing for 17 March 2026 on the scope of restrictions on fixed-odds betting by Bolsa Família beneficiaries. ABLE argues that restrictions should apply to funds from social programmes rather than all beneficiaries; the Union says its rules implement the Court’s preliminary decision without exceeding it.

The hearing may clarify whether restrictions apply to beneficiaries themselves or only to betting with social-programme funds.

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Brazil’s TCU says Bolsa Família funds can be blocked from betting

Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts president Vital do Rego said Bolsa Família funds can be tracked and stopped from being used for fixed-odds betting. A precautionary measure directs the finance, social development and sports ministries and Caixa Econômica to adopt immediate technical solutions; the AGU said it had not yet received formal notice of the appeal ruling as of Friday 21.

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