Caxias do Sul pauses municipal lottery studies pending STF decision

Caxias do Sul has suspended studies for a municipal lottery while it awaits a Supreme Federal Court decision on whether municipalities may operate lotteries, project manager Jéssica Marchioretto said. The case follows a challenge by Solidariedade, which argues municipal lottery operations are unconstitutional; the Attorney-General's Office supports the challenge, and the Prosecutor-General's Office is reviewing it. The city had received a private-sector proposal to manage the service, and part of any concession proceeds would go to the Fundação de Assistência Social if the lottery proceeds.