Marília City Council was due to consider a proposal to create a municipal lottery at its 13 October session. The proposal would allow private-sector concessions, with the city executive to set regulatory details; the city says revenue would support areas including health, education and social assistance.
A vote could advance a municipal lottery proposal that provides for private-sector concessions.
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Cuiabá City Council approved a legislative project to revoke the 2022 law that established the city’s public lottery service, after an extraordinary meeting on 19 February. The project, initiated by the city’s Executive Branch, received favourable opinions from two commissions and now goes to plenary discussion; it follows a Supreme Court order suspending municipal lottery laws and operations.
São Paulo’s Municipal Chamber appealed to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to overturn the suspension of the city’s lottery law, Law 18.172/2024. The suspension also halted municipal lottery operations and barred new municipal measures; the chamber asked for the law to remain in force pending a final ruling, or for existing administrative acts to be preserved.
Bodó City Council told Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court that it had formally closed LotSeridó and repealed the local legislation underpinning the lottery.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.
Votuporanga’s City Council is reviewing a bill to establish a municipal lottery, with the proposal referred to its permanent committees after being read at a regular session. The bill allows the city to operate the service directly or tender a concession lasting up to 25 years, subject to renewal, and directs revenue to specified public priorities.
Nova Odessa’s municipal council postponed consideration of a proposal to establish a municipal lottery until 2026, after approving a motion by councillor Márcia Rebeschini. Mayor Cláudio Schooder had submitted the proposal under an urgent procedure. The bill would allow private companies to operate the lottery under 20-year concessions, while the city’s legal opinion questioned whether municipalities have authority to create such a service.