Brazil editorial: It wasn't for lack of warning
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In this editorial, BNLData editor Magnho José examines how Brazil’s betting ban may have backfired politically, arguing that the government ignored repeated warnings about the electoral risks of alienating millions of bettors ahead of the second round. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's reelecti…
In this editorial, BNLData editor Magnho José examines how Brazil’s betting ban may have backfired politically, arguing that the government ignored repeated warnings about the electoral risks of alienating millions of bettors ahead of the second round. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's reelection campaign took nine days to discover what the regulated betting market had been saying...