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Brazilian government cancels football-club meeting amid betting-ban boycott threat

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Brazil’s Ministry of Sports cancelled a meeting with football clubs scheduled for 29 September after some club executives said they would not attend in protest at the government’s fixed-odds betting ban. The government described the postponement as a logistical decision, while reports also linked it to the threatened absence. Clubs are continuing talks with officials about financial options, including a proposed credit line and debt measures.

The ban and related discussions could affect clubs’ betting sponsorships and other commercial relationships.

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Boulos meets supporter groups to discuss football after Brazil betting ban

Guilherme Boulos, minister of the Presidency's General Secretariat, meets representatives of organised football supporter groups on 19 October in São Paulo to discuss the football landscape after the betting ban and the groups' demands. The government notice cites about 30 groups, while the published list names 23 plus the Anatorg association. The meeting comes less than a week before the presidential election run-off, and the agenda does not provide for revisiting Provisional Measure 1.394.

Guilherme Boulos, minister of the Presidency's General Secretariat, was due to receive representatives of organised football supporter groups from across Brazil on 19 October at 14:00 at the Presidency's office on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, according to a government agenda notice. The notice lists discussion of "the football landscape after the betting ban" and the groups' demands. The official text refers to about 30 supporter groups, while the published list names 23 plus the National Association of Organised Supporter Groups (Anatorg), which appears first.

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