September is poised to be the make-or-break month for the passage of Brazil’s desired federal sports betting marketplace, as pressure mounts on the government to settle final terms.
[Last week], Arthur Lira, President of the Chamber of Deputies, declared that a Bill to launch and regulate Brazil’s sports betting market must be presented by 9 September.
The matter carries a ‘constitutional urgency’ as Lira seeks to clear the Chamber of Deputies voting schedule heading into the final months of 2023.
As stands, the government is yet to publish its final Bill, as Deputies continue to summon responses to Congress on the package of ‘provisional measures’ endorsed by President Lula da Silva on 25 July
