Lula urges strict scrutiny of banks and betting firms in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet in Brasília on 12 February and urged authorities to apply strict scrutiny to investigations involving banks and betting companies, according to the presidency’s communications office. The meeting was not listed on the presidency’s official agenda and was intended to address the government’s 2026 legal agenda.
The call for scrutiny places betting companies within a wider set of financial investigations in Brazil.