Jackson Khan

The tax figures don't line up neatly with ANJL's warning. The Federal Revenue Service says the licensed firms paid R$8.7 billion between January and July, and operators each put up BRL30 million for a licence. That money was raised on the assumption the market would keep running, so the reimbursement question matters as much as the ban itself. Whether Congress approves the measure or lets it lapse will decide if those claims have any basis.