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Friuli-Venezia Giulia enacts €14.4m fuel-cost support scheme with gambling-law derogation

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia’s regional law authorises grants to businesses facing higher fuel costs in 2026 than in 2025, according to the published legislation. The scheme allocates €14.4m for 2026; a regional government resolution will set eligible business codes, grant limits and award procedures, with grants issued in application order subject to available funds.

Grant eligibility, limits and procedures remain to be set, and awards depend on applications and available funds.

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Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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