Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite is considering taking betting out of the state's proposed lottery concession. He said he opposes betting; the proposal had included fixed-odds betting alongside traditional lottery products, and has not yet been sent to the state legislature.
Removing betting would change the products available under the planned private lottery concession.
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Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite signed a law restricting when sports betting adverts can run in the state, according to the report. The rules also set advertising-content requirements, with betting companies and media outlets given four months to comply. Abert said it plans to challenge the law in court.
Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite has sent the state lottery bill to the Legislative Assembly, covering forecast, instant and traditional lottery products but excluding fixed-odds sports betting for further discussion. The proposal allows a concession across the state, requires a responsible gambling plan and includes self-control tools, risk information and a ban on betting by under-18s. The final concession notice is expected in April, with a contract signing planned for 2027 after an auction whose date has not been set.
Rio Grande do Sul is considering a proposal to restore its state lottery and may send it to the Legislative Assembly without the sports betting provision, which has drawn opposition from lawmakers. Governor Eduardo Leite said the state should retain betting revenue for public investment, while arguing that national-level regulation of betting is not within the state’s remit.
ABERT asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on 25 August to suspend Rio Grande do Sul’s law restricting betting-platform advertising, as the measure took effect. The association argues that the state exceeded its constitutional powers and warns that differing state rules could create as many as 27 separate regimes; the court had not issued a final ruling in the account provided.
Rio Grande do Sul's Law 16.508 took effect on 25 August, restricting fixed-odds betting advertising. It requires risk warnings covering at least 15% of advertisements and limits broadcasts to 21:00–06:00. The STF has yet to decide an ANJL application to suspend the law on constitutional grounds.