Brazil’s Lula promotes popular betting ban within days of tight election
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has implemented a crackdown on fixed-odds betting shortly before a tight election. The move has sparked significant public debate and concern among citizens regarding the future of the ban.
SAO PAULO (AP) — For 38-year-old Leandro Valdivia, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s pre-election crackdown on fixed-odds betting came too late to save his marriage or $26,000 from his bank account. Still, he has anxiously checked the news since the government’s ban was announced on Friday, fearing a judge will strike it...
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