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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.