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The report said that Rio governor Ricardo Couto de Castro defended the state’s lottery decree before TJRJ. He argued that it complies with the STF’s decision and regulates existing lottery operations rather than establishing a new gambling category.
The governor’s submission defends the legal basis for Rio’s terminal-based lottery rules.
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The figures affect how operators and regulators assess court claims and estimates of losses attributed to betting.
The timing of Fux’s review and the MP’s required congressional vote affect operators’ authorisations and betting sponsorships in Brazil.
The research addresses how Brazil’s betting rules and the challenge to the federal measure could affect operators and the regulated market.
The court challenge and possible compensation claims could affect authorised operators, investment recovery and football sponsorship contracts.
ANJL and IBJR are seeking Supreme Court intervention to suspend Brazil’s betting ban.
A postponement would extend operators’ wait for a decision on prohibiting fixed-odds betting until after the presidential runoff.