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Lula urges public input on Brazil’s online betting ban hearing

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged civil society to follow the Supreme Federal Court’s public hearing on 3 November concerning Provisional Measure 1,394/2026. Lula said Justice Luiz Fux would decide whether to prohibit or maintain the regulated betting market; Workers’ Party president Edinho Silva backed the measure but warned prohibition could expand illegal gambling.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva official portrait (2023)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva official portrait · Ricardo Stuckert / Presidência da República · CC BY 2.0

Operators and regulators should track the hearing because its outcome could determine whether Brazil maintains or prohibits regulated betting.

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Brazilian article warns betting ban could cut public security funding

An article by João Henrique Martins argued that Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1.394, which prohibits legal sports betting, threatens funding intended for public security. The report said security funds could remain at R$1.1 billion, rather than reach R$3 billion to R$7 billion annually under the proposed funding structure; the constitutional amendment remains before the Senate.

An article by João Henrique Martins concludes that Provisional Measure 1.394, which prohibits legal sports betting, compromises the funding planned for public security in Brazil. According to the report, the measure also undermines the viability of the Ministry of Public Security promised by the re-elected government.

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