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CNC forecasts 1.8% Black Friday sales growth in Brazil for 2026

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An opinion column on a Brazilian betting-industry site argued CNC’s 2026 Black Friday forecast weakens claims that the regulated-betting ban would shift spending to retail: it expects sales growth of 1.8%, down from 3.2% in 2025. CNC cited the end of the “blusinhas” import tax, interest rates and household debt; the columnist said betting was absent from those factors and calculated remittance growth at 73%, not 82%.

The forecast bears on arguments that restricting regulated betting would transfer consumer spending to retail.

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