By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Flamengo and Fluminense protested against prohibiting betting in Brazil, SBC Noticias reported. Flamengo displayed an anti-prohibition message on its shirts during Thursday night's match against Santos.
Flamengo and Fluminense’s protests show regulators opposition from football clubs to prohibiting betting in Brazil.
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The timing of Fux’s review and the MP’s required congressional vote affect operators’ authorisations and betting sponsorships in Brazil.
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The planned protest would use the clubs’ main sponsorship spaces to oppose a ban on betting companies.
Betting sponsors backed Flamengo and Fluminense’s campaign opposing Brazil’s betting suspension and advocating regulation.
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