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PPATK requests IDR516.4bn increase for 2027 budget

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Indonesia’s financial intelligence agency PPATK requested an additional IDR516.4 billion for its 2027 budget, saying the funding would support work including transaction monitoring and financial investigations. If approved, the increase would bring its total budget to IDR769.8 billion; lawmakers have backed the request.

If approved, PPATK’s additional funding would support transaction monitoring and financial investigations, including gambling-related activity.

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Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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