Sports BettingG3 Newswire · Aug 24
Lula hardens stance on betting as gambling emerges as 2026 election issue
By James Marrison•August 24, 2026
The brief
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has significantly hardened his position on sports betting, saying he would end online betting in Brazil unless he is convinced that the sector has a social purpose, as gambling increasingly emerges as an issue in the country’s 2026 presidential election. Speaking on 14 Aug…
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