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Lula signals interest in Uruguay’s online betting rules

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told his Uruguayan counterpart, Yamandú Orsi, that he was interested in learning about Uruguay’s regulation of online betting during a meeting on 21 September. The report says Uruguay’s nationally authorised platform, Supermatch, operates under state supervision and offers sports betting; Lula’s government is preparing a measure to prohibit online casinos in Brazil.

Regulators and operators can compare Brazil’s possible online casino prohibition with Uruguay’s state-supervised sports betting model.

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Brazil's TSE admits Novo case over 2026 Lula-Alckmin election campaign

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court admitted a case brought by the Novo party alleging political and economic abuse by the Lula-Alckmin presidential ticket in the 2026 election. The case cites Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting platforms, but the decision only opens proceedings and does not rule on the allegations; the case will proceed to the court's plenary after evidence is considered and the electoral prosecutor responds.

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has admitted a case brought by the Novo party, which accuses the ticket of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin of abuse of political and economic power in the 2026 presidential elections. The decision was taken by Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, the electoral justice inspector-general and a minister. It only opens the proceedings and does not rule on the merits of the request.

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