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The Minas Gerais State Court of Accounts suspended planned 2027 sponsorship contracts worth R$32 million between state-owned companies and Cruzeiro, Atlético-MG and América-MG. The interim decision bars new agreements and stops payments if contracts have already been signed; it followed a representation by governor-elect Cleitinho Azevedo and cited missing evidence of returns and objective criteria.
The Minas Gerais State Court of Accounts (TCEMG) has suspended, in an interim decision, R$32m of sports sponsorship contracts planned for 2027 between state-owned companies and the clubs Cruzeiro, Atlético-MG and América-MG.
Brazil's Finance and Sports ministries gave the Supreme Federal Court differing views on Minas Gerais' decree restricting betting advertising on state property and at events promoted or supported by the state. Both said a later provisional measure had made the case moot; Finance argued the decree may intrude on federal powers, while Sports defended state administrative autonomy.
Brazil's Finance Ministry and Sports Ministry have given the Supreme Federal Court differing views on a Minas Gerais state decree that restricts betting advertising, according to the two submissions in ADI 8014. Both ministries told the rapporteur, Justice Flávio Dino, that Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026, which banned betting nationwide, had removed the basis of the case. They disagree on the merits: Finance argued the decree may intrude on federal legislative powers, while Sports said it can be preserved as an exercise of the state's administrative autonomy.
The Minas Gerais government and Brazil’s Ministry of Sport told the Supreme Federal Court that a federal provisional measure banning betting advertising changed the legal context of an association’s challenge to the state decree. The court has not ruled that the case is moot; the minister noted that the measure still requires congressional approval and could lose effect.
The Minas Gerais government and Brazil's Ministry of Sport have told the Supreme Federal Court (STF) that a federal provisional measure banning betting advertising changed the legal context of a challenge to a state decree, according to the report. The action, ADI 8014, was filed by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) against the Minas Gerais decree restricting betting advertising on state public property and at events supported by the state executive.
The Minas Gerais government told the Supreme Court in ADI 8.014 that the ANJL lacks standing to challenge state decree 49.279/2026, which bars betting advertising and sponsorship on state public property. In a petition dated 19 October and signed by governor Mateus Simões on 20 October, the state said the ANJL's member list includes payment institutions and a production company, and that Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 has removed the action's practical purpose. Justice Flávio Dino denied a precautionary measure on 21 September.
The Minas Gerais government has told the Supreme Court that the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) lacks standing to bring ADI 8.014 against state decree 49.279/2026, which bars betting advertising and sponsorship on state public property, according to a petition. The petition, AGE/GAB/ASSGAB 879/2026, is dated 19 October and was signed electronically by governor Mateus Simões on 20 October. State attorney-general Fábio Murilo Nazar and prosecutors Arthur Pereira de Mattos Paixão Filho and Maria Cecília Ferreira Albrecht also signed it. The ANJL is represented by lawyers Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni and Bernardo Cavalcanti Freire.
Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino rejected the ANJL’s request for an interim suspension of Minas Gerais’s decree restricting betting advertising on state property and at state-backed events. The decree also bars state funds from financing such activity; the court has yet to decide the case’s merits. ANJL said it will appeal to the full court.