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Defence lawyers ask Brazil Supreme Court to resume gambling case urgently

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Lawyers for Guilherme Tarigo Heinz asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to resume its review of Article 50 of the Criminal Misdemeanours Act as a matter of priority. They argued that Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting, is a new development that affects the constitutional issue before the court; the case had been paused after Justice Flávio Dino requested further review.

The filing asks the court to address how the betting measure relates to the pending ruling on gambling offences.

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Brazilian Supreme Court justice adds sports bodies to betting-ban hearing

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux asked for the Ministry of Sport and the Brazilian Olympic Committee to join a public hearing on the country’s betting ban, scheduled for 3 November, the report said. The case concerns Provisional Measure 1,394, signed on 25 September, which bans the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of sports betting and virtual games.

Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Court has requested that the Ministry of Sport and the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) join a public hearing on the national betting ban, set for 3 November. The session is to take place before the court's Second Panel.

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