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Brazilian Supreme Court judge postpones hearing on social-benefit betting ban

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux cancelled a conciliation hearing scheduled for 10 February on whether to suspend the blocking and closure of betting accounts held by social-benefit recipients. Fux said the hearing was postponed because of a scheduling conflict with another session; no replacement date has been set.

The hearing concerns whether authorised betting operators must block accounts held by recipients of social programmes.

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux gave the Attorney-General’s Office and the Prosecutor-General’s Office five days to comment on Ministry of Finance betting rules, in a 3 December order in case ADI 7.721. The proceedings concern claims that restrictions on social-benefit recipients and registered dependants are unconstitutional; the Brazilian Association for Economic Freedom says the rules also affect people who receive no benefits.

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