Sorocaba council debates gambling-ad restrictions and addiction-prevention proposals
Sorocaba’s city council was due to discuss several gambling-related bills on 16 June, including proposals on public education, treatment support and restrictions on betting advertising in public spaces. The advertising bills received unconstitutionality opinions from the council’s Justice Commission, which said commercial-advertising regulation falls to the federal government, while municipalities can regulate their own public spaces and equipment.
The proposals could change how betting companies advertise in municipal spaces and how local services address gambling harm.