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MPRN secures asset freeze of up to R$145m in Bodó betting investigation

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Rio Grande do Norte's public prosecutor, the MPRN, said a court ordered precautionary asset freezes of up to R$145 million in an investigation into alleged illegal fixed-odds betting operations in Bodó, Brazil. The probe concerns a scheme using the municipality's LOTSERIDÓ agency and dozens of online betting platforms; the MPRN cited a risk of funds being moved or assets dissipated.

The order could restrict assets linked to alleged illegal betting and support potential consumer compensation and criminal proceedings.

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