PGR requests suspension of lawsuits against ban on betting platforms
In a document sent to the Supreme Federal Court, Paulo Gonet states that the ongoing judicial war creates legal uncertainty
TL;DR
- Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet requested the STF to suspend national legal actions against the government's ban on online betting platforms.
- Gonet cited legal uncertainty caused by numerous court decisions allowing betting houses to operate.
- The request is for all proceedings to be suspended until the STF makes a final decision on the matter.
- The petition was sent to Minister Luiz Fux, who is handling lawsuits against the provisional measure.
- Recently, a federal court in São Paulo overturned a preliminary injunction that had allowed three online betting houses to operate.