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Brazilian lawmakers advance bill allocating 10% of sports betting income

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Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies committee for the rights of people with disabilities approved Bill 6281/25, which proposes directing 10% of sports betting income to the National Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Separately, the Senate approved a sports university proposal that awaits presidential approval; its funding could include tax revenue from regulated betting. Official figures put 2025 betting-sector tax receipts at about R$9.95bn.

The proposals could change how betting proceeds and tax receipts are allocated to public programmes in Brazil.

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Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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