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Lula and Bolsonaro call for tighter restrictions on Brazil online gambling

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he would seek to end bookmakers’ operations, while presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro called for a ban on online casinos. Brazil’s Finance Ministry opposed further changes, citing potential effects on tax revenue, and said 25 million Brazilians placed wagers in 2025. The report cited a poll in which 75% favoured banning online betting and 17% opposed it.

The candidates’ proposals could affect the rules governing licensed betting and online casinos in Brazil.

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Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro avoid betting ban in presidential debate

Neither Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor Flávio Bolsonaro raised Brazil's online betting ban during their televised debate on 18 October. Lula signed Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 on 25 September banning fixed-odds betting and online casinos, citing household debt.

Neither Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) nor Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) raised Brazil's online betting ban during their televised debate on 18 October. The debate was the first face-to-face meeting of the second round and took place on Band one, one week before the 25 October runoff.

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