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Brazil Supreme Court to resume gambling case as joint hearing considered
Justice Flávio Dino authorized the trial to resume. The court is also considering whether to hear related cases on betting and municipal lotteries together.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino on Thursday authorized the resumption of a trial examining whether gambling remains a criminal offense in Brazil, iGaming Business reported.
Dino had requested a review of the case in August. It examines whether the 1988 Constitution contemplated the prohibition of gambling.
Supreme Court president Edson Fachin will schedule the resumption of discussions. No date has been set.
The court is also considering whether to hold a joint hearing on related disputes involving betting and municipal lotteries. Those include a case concerning the constitutionality of MP 1,394, which banned betting in Brazil.
In early November, the court began judging ADPF 1212, a case on whether municipalities can create and operate lotteries, including sports lotteries. Dino recalled that he had requested a joint evaluation of the related cases.
Justice Luiz Fux, the reporting justice for the cases concerning the constitutionality of betting and RE 966177, agreed. He said he would need more time to prepare a vote addressing the points raised across the cases.
Fachin said the court should move toward organizing a joint session at an opportune time. The cases had initially been slated for separate consideration.