The Supreme Court of Brazil states that Rio de Janeiro must follow orders and suspend businesses that have yet to adopt geolocation restrictions on their online gambling services The judgement was upheld by Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça who issued a ‘preliminary injunction’ that prohibits Rio’s state lottery, Loterj, from issuing licenses that can operate alongside the federal Bets framework. …
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Loterj deems Justice injunction of Bets as unwarranted & inapplicable
Loterj, the State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro, has issued a direct appeal to dismiss the judgement of Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça to restrict Rio-licensed operators from participating in the Bets regime. On 2 January, following the launch of the Bets regime, sanctioned as the new federal framework to regulate online gambling in Brazil, Justice Mendonça granted a ‘preliminary …
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