https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-s-lula-bans-online-betting-as-re-election-race-tightensContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-s-lula-bans-online-betting-as-re-election-race-tightenshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-s-lula-bans-online-betting-as-re-election-race-tightens#u88528Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:57:21 +0000Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure on Friday banning online betting operations and fixed-odds sports betting across Latin America's largest economy. The executive order halts the regulated online gambling and casino market less than two years after the government established a legal framework for the industry. Alongside the betting ban, the administration introduced a new household debt relief program. The abrupt policy shift arrives as the presidential re-election race tightens significantly, with voters heading to the polls next month.Why it matte