Paraná’s state audit court (TCE-PR) advised municipalities not to create or operate lotteries until Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) rules on municipal authority, according to a media report. The guidance followed a query from Cornélio Procópio; the STF’s final hearing date had not been set.
Municipal lottery plans in Paraná remain subject to the STF’s decision on local authority.
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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 Public Prosecutor’s Office asked the Federal Court of Accounts to postpone the planned shutdown of betting platforms from 6 October to 31 December. Deputy Prosecutor Lucas Furtado said the timetable raised questions about the measure’s motivation and warned of effects on jobs, suppliers and football sponsorships; the filing also sought proportional refunds of concession fees and an accounting of lost revenue.
The Public Prosecutor's Office at Brazil's Federal Court of Accounts (MPTCU) asked the court to investigate the effects of fixed-odds betting on public spending, household debt and income, tax collection and state oversight, according to the report. The request also covers money laundering prevention and fraud controls. The MPTCU said the matter concerns external oversight of public administration, not constitutional review of betting laws.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office at Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (MPTCU) asked the TCU to require the Finance Ministry to disclose the owners and ultimate beneficiaries of online betting companies in authorisation records. In its 9 June filing, the MPTCU also sought scrutiny of any legal basis for redacting those names and requested further measures if the court finds the confidentiality practice unsupported.
ANJL and IBJR petitioned Justice Luiz Fux at Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on 3 October, seeking an urgent injunction against a Justice Ministry order directing fixed-odds betting sites to a government page. The associations say the order goes beyond the authority granted by Provisional Measure 1,394/2026; it is due to take effect at 00:01 on 6 October and could redirect an estimated 100 million visits a day.