São José dos Campos City Council is considering a bill by councillor Lino Bispo to revoke the municipal lottery law enacted in 2025. The proposal cites an STF decision that suspended municipal laws authorising lottery operations and wagering; the council has not yet decided the bill.
The proposal could end the legal basis for lottery operations established by the municipality.
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Brazil's STF has accepted Itaquaquecetuba and Abrasf as participants in ADPF 1.212, bringing approved participation requests to 14. The case examines whether municipalities can establish and operate public lotteries. Justice Nunes Marques previously suspended municipal laws authorising lotteries and gambling and ordered operations to stop.
It was reported that TJRN declared Jaçanã’s municipal lottery law unconstitutional. The ruling follows the Supreme Court position that municipalities cannot establish, regulate or operate lottery services.
Caixa Econômica Federal filed an amicus curiae submission in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court case ADPF 1212, contesting municipal lottery systems, according to the report. The case, brought by the Solidariedade party, challenges laws in 13 municipalities; it argues municipalities lack authority to establish lotteries and seeks a ruling against the laws. A preliminary injunction issued in December 2025 suspended municipal lottery and sports-betting operations nationwide.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Justice Nunes Marques admitted Caixa Econômica Federal as an amicus curiae in a case challenging municipal lottery rules, according to the report. The action contests laws authorising lotteries, draws or betting in 13 cities across seven states; the underlying case remains before the court.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court admitted the National Front of Mayors as a friend of the court in a case challenging municipal lottery and betting rules. The case concerns a prior interim order by Justice Nunes Marques suspending municipal lotteries nationwide; the admission allows the organisation to contribute to the proceedings.