Brazilian Congress receives 48 amendments to betting-ban measure
Brazil’s provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting received 48 amendments from lawmakers by the evening of 6 October, according to the report. Proposals include preserving sports betting, restricting advertising instead of banning betting, partially refunding licence payments and allowing a transition for football sponsorship contracts. The deadline for further amendments was extended to 13 October, while Congress was due to decide the measure by 23 November.
The amendments could change the ban’s scope, licence treatment and advertising rules for betting businesses.