Politics● LowSep 26 · Sep 26, 2026, 3:22 AM
Brazil's Lula bans online gambling ahead of presidential election
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World · South America
Lula, who is currently in a tight presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro, said the industry was a "cancer" that he must "remove".
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