Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian elections
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday described fixed-odds betting as being ‘like a cancer’. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday described fixed-odds betting as being ‘like a cancer’. “It’s like cancer, you take out the tumour, or the tumour will kill us.”Lula had also criticised the betting industry earlier this week at the United Nations general assembly, accusing it of “transforming addiction into profit” and of “destroying homes”.Polls suggest a ban enjoys widespread support among Brazilians.
- ▪Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday described fixed-odds betting as being ‘like a cancer’.
- ▪Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday described fixed-odds betting as being ‘like a cancer’.
- ▪“It’s like cancer, you take out the tumour, or the tumour will kill us.”Lula had also criticised the betting industry earlier this week at the United Nations general assembly, accusing it of “transforming addiction into profit” and of “dest
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday described fixed-odds betting as being ‘like a cancer’. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday described fixed-odds betting as being ‘like a cancer’. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty ImagesBrazilLula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian electionsPresident’s ‘hard, drastic and necessary measure’, likely to attract widespread public support, polls suggestAssociated PressSat 26 Sep 2026 03.58 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBrazilian 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…
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