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Brazilian Federal Revenue collects R$9.91bn from gambling in January-August

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Brazil’s Federal Revenue collected R$9.91 billion in taxes on betting and gambling, including Caixa lotteries, from January to August 2026, according to figures released by the agency. August collections were R$1.163 billion, 20.51% below July’s R$1.463 billion; the figures include federal taxes such as IRPJ, CSLL and PIS/Cofins.

The August decline gives operators and investors a current measure of tax receipts across Brazil’s betting and gambling sector.

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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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