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Flávio Bolsonaro opposes online casinos but backs regulated sports betting

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Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro criticised online gambling’s expansion and said sports betting could remain under regulatory control. He argued that online casinos should end, while the report also reported that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced a provisional measure on 25 September to prohibit sports betting and online casinos.

The contrasting positions leave uncertainty over whether Brazil will prohibit online casinos while retaining regulated sports betting.

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Flávio Bolsonaro says Congress has agreement to resume Brazil online betting

Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly told Grupo Globo executives that Congress had an agreement to resume online sports betting in Brazil. The report said it remained unclear whether the proposal would also cover online casinos, and provided no terms for the alleged agreement. Grupo Globo said its meeting with Bolsonaro was institutional and that it would also have met Lula at his request.

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