STF admits Itaquaquecetuba and Abrasf to Brazil municipal lottery case
By SectorWire desk ·
Summary
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.
Why it matters
The STF case examines municipal authority to operate public lotteries after municipal lottery laws and operations were suspended.