By The Weekly Edge desk ·
SBC Noticias reported that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted legislation directing betting revenue to the federal police fund. Conversion Law 8/2026 expands the fund’s financing sources.
The law broadens funding available for federal police equipment and operations.
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