Brazil's Supreme Court lists gambling case for 5 August

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has listed RE 966177 for its 5 August 2026 plenary calendar. The case is the leading case for General Repercussion Topic 924.

Topic 924 concerns whether article 50 of the Misdemeanour Act, which prohibits establishing or operating games of chance, was received under Brazil's 1988 Constitution.

The official docket records the 5 August listing. It also records an oral-argument petition and return to the reporting justice on 3 August. The Court's August plenary agenda identifies the same case and date.

The listing does not establish that the hearing has occurred or that the Court has reached a judgment. The docket and any published decision were checked again on 5 August in New York time before release.

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