The betting industry disputes research on indebtedness and accuses CNI and CNC of trying to influence the Supreme Court.

The National Association of Games and Lotteries contested a study that identified online betting as the main cause of debt among Brazilians. The entity identified the participation of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) in the research released earlier last week by the Brazilian Institute of Retail Executives (Ibevar). The betting sector interprets the release of the survey as an attempt to influence a conciliation hearing that will be held at the Supreme Federal Court (STF).

The association representing betting companies pointed out "methodological errors" in the Ibevar study. The entity stated that "the data presented do not correspond to the official statistics on credit and domestic consumption available in the country," according to information from Guilherme Amado's column in AmadoMundo. The organization is considering commissioning its own survey to present alternative figures.

The confrontation between betting companies and business confederations has resumed following the release of the research. Both sides were in a holding pattern due to the hearing at the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The meeting will mediate the use of social benefit funds in online betting.

Minister Luiz Fux is the rapporteur for the CNC's lawsuit against the use of social benefits in betting . The lawsuit questions the use of resources from Bolsa Família and the Continuous Benefit Payment (BPC) on betting platforms.

The conciliation hearing at the Supreme Court has not yet been scheduled. The betting industry has also not yet announced when it will release the counterpart study it plans to commission.