Luiz Fux

Rule Changes

Suspended all lower-court lawsuits over the ban on November 9 after a November 3 public hearing

Brazil's betting sites have stayed offline since October 6. Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux suspended every lower-court lawsuit against the ban on November 9, saying conflicting rulings were creating legal uncertainty.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Ordered full access to four sealed investigation processes on October 8; Fachin rejected the demand on October 9

On October 25, the runoff day, Justice Cristiano Zanin of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) extended voting by two hours, to 7 p.m., at polling stations across Brazil. The move followed requests from the Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro campaigns and criticism that TSE president Kassio Nunes Marques had not acted on the problems reported. The TSE paused vote counting during the delay and then called an emergency meeting, where other justices criticized both the delay and Zanin's decision.

Updated Oct 26