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Lula says Brazil should close betting operators, subject to Congress

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on 8 April that he wanted betting operators to close, while acknowledging that the measure would require discussion and approval by the National Congress. He said he had been discussing online betting with aides for about two weeks and also raised the option of tighter regulation.

A closure or stricter rules would affect betting operators’ ability to serve the Brazilian market.

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Lula says betting ban is permanent as Congress and Supreme Court weigh MP 1.394/2026

Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during a YouTube live on 22 October that betting would not return, calling the sector a plague. The ban rests on provisional measure MP 1.394/2026, which Congress must vote on by 23 November and which faces three Supreme Court actions.

Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during a YouTube live on the evening of Thursday 22 October that betting would not return to operation in Brazil. The ban rests on provisional measure MP 1.394/2026, which Congress must deliberate on and which is the subject of three Supreme Court actions. The report said Lula spoke as though the prohibition depended only on his decision.

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