The Government of Rio de Janeiro has a period of five days to comply with this determination; AGU argues that the notice violates federal legislation
The minister of the Federal Supreme Court (), , made an injunction that annuls an excerpt from Loterj’s betting licensing notice. This part of the notice allowed sites authorized by the state to operate throughout Brazil. Loterj and the government have a period of five days from last Thursday (2) to comply with this determination. Several companies that were prevented from operating by the Ministry of Finance continued their operations, claiming that they had authorization from Loterj. The Attorney General’s Office () argues that Loterj’s notice violates the legislation that regulates online betting, which requires a georeferencing system.
This system is necessary to limit betting activity to the states that grant licenses. The president of Loterj, Hazenclever Cançado, argues that states have the right to compete with the Union in this sector. In addition to revoking Loterj’s authorization, Minister Mendonça also determined that the state of Rio de Janeiro and Loterj do not create mechanisms that allow the national validity of Rio de Janeiro’s permission. The AGU expressed concerns about the possibility of unfair competition between states to attract betting sites.
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Published by Fernando Dias
