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Brazilian senator proposes bets licence exemption for SUS hospitals

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Brazilian senator Dra. Eudócia proposed legislation allowing non-profit health organisations that serve the SUS to operate fixed-odds betting, reportedly in a proposal presented to the Senate. The bill would exempt eligible organisations from licence costs and require all net betting revenue to fund health-related activities, with profit distributions prohibited.

If enacted, the proposal would create a licence-exempt route for eligible health organisations to operate betting in Brazil.

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