Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux granted a 72-hour deadline on Friday (2) for the Attorney General's Office (AGU) to submit a statement on the petitions in which the betting sector argues for the resumption of online gambling.
Fux is the rapporteur of the cases dealing with the regulation of the sector and received a petition filed by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR).
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The entities requested the overturning of the provisional measure (MP) that banned the operation and advertising of online games. The MP was signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva last Friday (25).
According to the rules established by the measure, the platforms have until October 5 to pay the remaining balance to bettors.
As of October 6, betting sites and apps will be fully blocked.
In the same case, Fux has already ordered measures to prevent beneficiaries of social programs from placing bets on betting sites.