Brazil's STF Announces Hearing Date for Betting Ban
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has published the schedule and list of participants for a public hearing on the interim measure banning fixed-odds betting. 28 organizations, including clubs, federations, ministries and industry representatives, will present their views at the hearing.
Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has published the schedule and list of participants for a public hearing to discuss the effects of the interim measure banning fixed-odds betting. The meeting is being held under Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 8027, which Fux is handling.
28 organizations have been invited to the hearing. The list includes government bodies, clubs such as Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, Cruzeiro, São Paulo and Corinthians, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB). The Attorney General's Office, the Ministries of Finance and Sports, industry representatives, and organizations active in economic freedom and broadcasting will also present their views.
The hearing will take place on 3 November at 10 a.m. in the Second Panel room of the STF and will be broadcast live on TV Justiça, Rádio Justiça and the STF's YouTube channel. Each organization will be given 10 minutes. The discussion will focus on Interim Measure 1.394/2026, which halts fixed-odds betting operations and provides for the termination of licenses held by companies in the sector.
The case was brought by the National Gaming and Lottery Association (ANJL). The association is asking for the measure to be suspended immediately and, at the end of the case, declared unconstitutional. It also seeks recognition of the validity of laws in the country that permit fixed-odds betting. The same regulation is being challenged in ADI 8024, 8028 and 8035. ADI 7721, 7723 and 7749, also before Fux, question Betting Law No. 14.790/2023, which regulates the betting sector.
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