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Brazil Supreme Court Justice Fux Sets Nov 3 Hearing on Gambling Ban

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux will hold a public hearing on Nov. 3 on the ban on sports betting and online casinos, which took effect Oct. 25 and voided 85 gambling licenses in Brazil, and has not yet ruled on whether to suspend it. The 10 a.m. local hearing will focus on the ban’s economic impact and include 26 participants, among them litigants, government agencies, football clubs and industry groups; individual betting operators were not invited. Congress must initially vote on the provisional measure by Nov. 23, with one extension of up to 60 days.

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The hearing's design is itself the signal: operators were excluded while clubs, agencies and industry groups were invited, which frames the debate around economic and social fallout rather than licensing mechanics. With no ruling yet on suspension, the ban stands as the operative reality for the 85 voided licenses and everyone depending on them. The compressed calendar — a Nov. 23 congressional vote, with one extension available — is the real pressure point, and whether the court defers to that process or intervenes before it is the open question.

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