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Lottopar opens Paraná fixed-odds betting concession accreditation

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Lottopar said Paraná published an accreditation notice on 8 December for companies seeking concessions to operate fixed-odds betting in the state. Operators must serve customers exclusively within Paraná and comply with requirements on anti-money laundering and responsible gambling; the notice allows interested companies to submit qualification documents during a new review window.

Companies seeking Paraná fixed-odds betting concessions must meet local service, anti-money-laundering and responsible-gambling requirements.

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Brazil’s PGR withholds position on fixed-odds betting measure before STF

Brazil’s deputy prosecutor-general Luiz Augusto Santos Lima said at an STF public hearing on 3 November that the prosecutor-general had not yet reviewed the case challenging the provisional measure on fixed-odds betting. Justice Luiz Fux said the court could return the issue to the legislative and executive branches, and noted that the STF would need to consider eight constitutional actions if asked to rule.

Brazil's Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) did not state a position on the provisional measure that banned fixed-odds betting in the country. This came at the end of a public hearing convened by Justice Luiz Fux of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) on 3 November. Deputy prosecutor-general Luiz Augusto Santos Lima said the prosecutor-general had not yet reviewed the case challenging the measure.

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