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Flamengo plans protest message on shirt against Brazil betting ban

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Flamengo will wear a protest message during its match against Santos in Brazil on 8 October, according to reports cited in the coverage. The message challenges Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting operations, offers, intermediation and advertising. Flamengo has also challenged the measure at the Supreme Federal Court and estimates a financial impact of up to R$430 million if the ban remains.

The ban affects clubs’ betting sponsorships, while Flamengo says it could face financial losses of up to R$430 million.

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Brazil ministries restrict access to documents behind betting ban

Brazil’s Casa Civil and Ministry of Justice have restricted access to documents used to formulate MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and online games. Casa Civil cited legal professional privilege; the Justice Ministry classified the documents as reserved for five years. The report says the Finance Ministry had earlier told an information-access requester it had no study on the ban’s impacts.

Two government bodies each shut off access to the records, and each gave a different reason, according to the report. The report said that forty days after the issuance of Medida Provisória no 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online games in the country, the Lula government had still not shown society the documents that supported the decision.

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