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Irajá backs Senate vote on Brazil gambling bill before July recess

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Brazilian senator Irajá said he expects Senate leaders to agree to vote on a bill legalising casinos, bingo and jogo do bicho within three weeks, before the 18 July recess. If approved, the proposal would go to the president for sanction; opponents including senator Eduardo Girão raised concerns about gambling harm and household debt.

A Senate vote could move proposed casino, bingo and jogo do bicho legalisation towards presidential sanction.

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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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