Politics● LowSep 26 · Sep 26, 2026, 12:36 PM
Brazil's President Lula bans online betting ahead of presidential election
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · South America
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday signed an order banning fixed-odds betting just over a week ahead of the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was designed to tackle the pervasive problem of families falling into debt.
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