Marília City Council approved a bill creating a municipal lottery by majority vote at a meeting on 13 October. The bill authorises the municipality to operate lottery services and allows concessions through competitive bidding, with periodic audits by the city hall.
The proposed lottery could create a new procurement opportunity for private lottery operators.
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São José dos Campos city council is considering a proposal to repeal the law that established its municipal lottery. Council member Lino Bispo filed Complementary Bill 6/2026, arguing that the Federal Supreme Court's position and federal law do not authorise municipalities to operate lotteries; the bill remains under consideration.
São Carlos city council in Brazil approved a bill authorising a municipal lottery, with 14 votes in favour and four against, according to the report. The approved text provides for a 25-year concession, while the city government has not announced an operating start date.
Bodó City Council told Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court that it had formally closed LotSeridó and repealed the local legislation underpinning the lottery. The council said the service stopped operating on 24 October 2025, before the court’s injunction ordering the suspension of municipal lotteries nationwide.
Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo and the Paulista Football Federation coordinated opposition to Bill 560/2025. A municipal committee endorsed the proposal that week. It would prohibit fixed-odds betting advertising at city events, with BRL50,000 fines and possible suspensions of event-organising rights for up to two years.
The São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office asked the city government to detail measures protecting children and teenagers from betting advertising at NBA House 2026 and Arena Brasileira 2026. Its filing calls for restrictions on betting brands in family and youth areas, health warnings on screens when brands appear, and a ban on promotional items for under-18s; the city prosecutor's office said it had not yet received official notice.