🇧🇷❌🗳💰 — The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) unanimously approved a resolution, at the request of the Brazilian government, that bans betting on election results, known as "electoral bets." The announcement was made by the court's president, Cármen Lúcia, during a plenary session
📝 The text makes this practice illegal—meaning those who engage in bets involving election outcomes will be committing an electoral crime that could constitute abuse of economic power and illicit vote acquisition. According to the resolution, the use of betting sites for selling, distributing goods, and conducting raffles related to candidates or election results is also prohibited.
💬 According to Cármen Lúcia, the measure was taken to ensure that elections are a more "secure, transparent, and respectful" process for voters.
🇧🇷 The loophole in electoral law led betting houses to create options for the contest. The Ministry of Finance claims that this practice is illegal and that only two types of fixed-odds betting are permitted: those related to sports themes and virtual events involving online games.
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📝 The text makes this practice illegal—meaning those who engage in bets involving election outcomes will be committing an electoral crime that could constitute abuse of economic power and illicit vote acquisition. According to the resolution, the use of betting sites for selling, distributing goods, and conducting raffles related to candidates or election results is also prohibited.
💬 According to Cármen Lúcia, the measure was taken to ensure that elections are a more "secure, transparent, and respectful" process for voters.
“The practice of lottery-type contests involving predictions of the 2024 election results with offers of financial or material advantages of any kind, which have the potential to interfere with the electoral process.”
🇧🇷 The loophole in electoral law led betting houses to create options for the contest. The Ministry of Finance claims that this practice is illegal and that only two types of fixed-odds betting are permitted: those related to sports themes and virtual events involving online games.
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