Brazilian Supreme Court justice maintains suspension of betting ban for aid recipients
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux cancelled a conciliation hearing scheduled for 10 February between the federal government and betting companies, extending the suspension of a Treasury order barring Bolsa Família and BPC recipients from betting. Fux had suspended the order in December after the National Association of Games and Lotteries challenged it; he cancelled the hearing because of a scheduling conflict with the court's Second Chamber.
The suspension leaves the Treasury's proposed exclusion of social-benefit recipients from betting platforms on hold.