Brazilian industry association AbraJogo said it brought 40 professionals together in Brasília to discuss licensing for B2B suppliers in the betting sector. Participants discussed the proposed framework and issues including supplier definitions, monitoring services and technical requirements.
The discussion addresses how future rules could define licensing requirements for betting suppliers in Brazil.
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Five Brazilian betting associations called on federal authorities and Congress to revisit the fixed-odds betting ban in a joint statement released on 26 October. They said future rules should preserve regulatory progress, strengthen anti-gambling efforts and provide greater legal certainty for operators and investors.
A joint statement dated 26 October saw regulated betting operators in Brazil welcome the re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and press for fresh discussions on fixed-odds betting in the country. Federal authorities and the National Congress are urged in the statement to revisit the regulation identified as PM 1394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting. According to the associations, any alternatives ought to preserve regulatory progress, step up anti-gambling efforts and provide operators and investors with greater legal certainty.
ABRAJOGO, Sindibets SP and AMIG filed a joint request to participate as amici curiae in a Supreme Federal Court case challenging Provisional Measure 1.394/2026. The associations argue the measure lacked an impact study and seek its suspension, with effects retroactive to 25 October; the request supports a case brought by ANSEJA.
ABRAJOGO director of government relations Aldi Almeida warned that Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026 could affect legal certainty and investment in Brazil’s regulated betting and online gaming market. The measure took effect on 25 September, and the shutdown of operations began on 6 October, according to the report; the source says 85 authorisations involved R$2.55bn in licence payments.
ABRAJOGO vice-president Ana Bárbara Costa Teixeira said Brazil’s provisional measure banning online betting had damaged investor confidence and hindered efforts against illegal platforms. She said the suspension interrupted cooperation that had helped remove about 60,000 illegal websites, a figure attributed to the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting as of August.
ABRAJOGO president Witoldo Hendrich Júnior said Brazil’s provisional measure banning online betting was already affecting suppliers, service providers and sports clubs. He warned that short deadlines could lead to terminated contracts and dismantled operations before legislative debate, and said the measure’s compensation provision could face a court challenge.