Who Is Challenging Brazil’s Betting Ban, and What Each One Wants

Three associations took the provisional measure behind Brazil’s betting ban to the Supreme Court on September 28 and 29. Anseja, ANJL and the mayors’ association ANPV each filed a direct action against Provisional Measure 1.394. Justice Luiz Fux is rapporteur for all three. Nineteen injunction requests against the ban have reached Brazil’s federal courts, 14 in the 3rd Region and five in the 1st. Abert, the broadcasters’ association, went to the court on September 30. More than 20 football clubs asked to be heard as amici curiae, outside parties allowed to submit arguments without joining the case.