Foz do Iguaçu mayor General Silva e Luna sent the city council a bill to revoke the laws authorising the municipal lottery, citing compliance with a Federal Supreme Court decision. The proposed repeal covers the 2023 authorisation and a 2024 amendment; councillors must still consider and approve the bill.
The lottery’s future depends on the city council’s decision on the proposed repeal following the court ruling.
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Brazil's STF has accepted Itaquaquecetuba and Abrasf as participants in ADPF 1.212, bringing approved participation requests to 14. The case examines whether municipalities can establish and operate public lotteries. Justice Nunes Marques previously suspended municipal laws authorising lotteries and gambling and ordered operations to stop.
It was reported that TJRN declared Jaçanã’s municipal lottery law unconstitutional. The ruling follows the Supreme Court position that municipalities cannot establish, regulate or operate lottery services.
Macapá's city council approved a bill to establish a municipal lottery and fixed-odds betting service, LOTMAC, according to the report. The vote conflicts with an interim Supreme Federal Court ruling suspending municipal laws authorising lottery and sports betting services; that ruling has yet to be considered by the court's full bench.
Caixa Econômica Federal filed an amicus curiae submission in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court case ADPF 1212, contesting municipal lottery systems, according to the report. The case, brought by the Solidariedade party, challenges laws in 13 municipalities; it argues municipalities lack authority to establish lotteries and seeks a ruling against the laws. A preliminary injunction issued in December 2025 suspended municipal lottery and sports-betting operations nationwide.
São José dos Campos City Council is considering a bill by councillor Lino Bispo to revoke the municipal lottery law enacted in 2025. The proposal cites an STF decision that suspended municipal laws authorising lottery operations and wagering; the council has not yet decided the bill.