Caixa Econômica Federal has asked to participate as amicus curiae in a Supreme Federal Court case examining municipal lottery and betting laws in 13 Brazilian cities. The request was filed on 17 April; Caixa said it would provide technical, historical and legal arguments if admitted. The action was brought by the Solidariedade party.
The court case addresses the legality of municipal lottery and betting systems across Brazil.
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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court admitted the National Front of Mayors as a friend of the court in a case challenging municipal lottery and betting rules. The case concerns a prior interim order by Justice Nunes Marques suspending municipal lotteries nationwide; the admission allows the organisation to contribute to the proceedings.
Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux authorised Flamengo on 30 September to join as an interested party in a case challenging the federal government’s provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting in Brazil. The case was brought by the National Association of Games and Lotteries and the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming; Flamengo said it sought to contribute the sports sector’s perspective.
ABERT asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on 24 August to participate as amicus curiae in a case challenging Law No. 14,790/2023, which regulates fixed-odds betting. The association said the law governs advertising matters relevant to its broadcaster members; the case was brought by the Prosecutor General, and the Senate has asked the court to reject the challenge.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Justice Nunes Marques admitted Caixa Econômica Federal as an amicus curiae in a case challenging municipal lottery rules, according to the report. The action contests laws authorising lotteries, draws or betting in 13 cities across seven states; the underlying case remains before the court.
Luiz Fux is expected to rule on the online betting case at Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court only after the election run-off, journalist Mauro Cezar Pereira reported. Brazilian clubs had been awaiting a decision on the provisional measure that would ban betting companies; some sponsorship agreements remain on hold, he said.