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Lula campaign makes ending online betting a political platform in Brazil

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Brazilian media reports said the leadership of the Workers’ Party (PT) decided to include ending online betting among President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election campaign themes. The reports linked the decision to internal polling and a government assessment that existing sector oversight was insufficient. Government and advisers reportedly favoured a provisional measure, which would take effect upon publication, while officials remained divided over the scope of possible restrictions.

A proposed immediate-effect measure could change the rules facing betting operators if the government proceeds.

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Lula campaign cuts bets mentions from 11 to four per video

The campaign of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reduced references to bets after the first round of Brazil's presidential election, according to a Folha de S.Paulo analysis of 46 YouTube videos. Average mentions per video fell from 11 to four, and first lady Janja da Silva said the betting ban did not deliver the expected first-round win.

The campaign of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reduced its references to betting platforms after the first round of Brazil's presidential election, according to an analysis by Folha de S.Paulo of 46 videos published on Lula's YouTube channel up to 15 October. The average number of mentions of the term "bets" per video fell from 11 during the first-round campaign to four in the second-round race.

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