# Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian elections

> Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed an order banning fixed-odds sports betting just over a week before the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was designed to tackle the pervasive problem of families falling into debt.

- Published: 2026-09-26T08:15:02.470Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T08:15:02.470Z
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- Topics: Science and technology
- Involves: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, bill to establish criminal offences related to fixed-odds betting, law to regulate and tax betting companies, provisional executive order banning fixed-odds sports betting

## How it developed

- 2026-09-26T08:15:02.470Z - The Guardian World: [Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian elections](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/26/lula-bans-fixed-odds-sports-betting-a-week-before-brazilian-elections)

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