Lula campaign reportedly links betting ban to first-round performance
Members of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election campaign reportedly believe the online betting ban announced before the first election round may have hurt his performance. The report said the campaign was concerned about betting sites being taken offline from 7 October; Lula formalised the ban through Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026 on 25 September.
Reported campaign concerns highlight possible election consequences of taking betting sites offline.