Brazilian president bans online gambling just days before election
World2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported28m ago
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed an executive order on Friday in Rio de Janeiro prohibiting fixed-odds online betting. The measure comes just over a week before the first round of the country's presidential elections and was enacted to address related concerns, according to the provided reports.
The decree has already drawn immediate concern from major sports institutions. Prominent Rio de Janeiro football clubs Flamengo and Fluminense warned that the sudden prohibition of internet sports betting will severely impact their finances and cautioned that the move risks expanding the unregulated black market.
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WPLG Local 10 (Miami, US) (US)Focuses on the presidential decree and its timing ahead of elections.
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR)Emphasizes the financial fallout and black market risks for football clubs.
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