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AGU prepares to defend Brazil’s online betting restrictions at Supreme Court

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Brazil’s Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) is preparing to defend government restrictions on online betting before the Supreme Federal Court, and has asked the reporting judge for 72 hours to respond to industry groups’ legal actions. Preliminary Finance Ministry estimates cited in the report put the sector’s potential reduction in national economic activity in 2025 at R$120bn to R$141bn; the AGU also plans to submit material on public-health effects.

The case could affect operators facing challenges to Brazil’s restrictions on online betting.

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Brazilian government seeks betting ban through Congress and Supreme Court

Brazil's government wants Congress to approve Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 by the end of the year, while a media report says it also hopes the Supreme Court will invalidate the 2018 law legalising fixed-odds betting. The measure was published on 25 September and has 99 amendments, four withdrawn; its joint committee has not been installed. The Supreme Court hearing took place on 3 November, but the full court has not scheduled a ruling.

Brazil's government reportedly wants Congress to approve Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which it lists among five priorities to pass before the parliamentary recess. A separate report said the government prefers not to face the debate in Congress. That report said the government's bet is on a Supreme Court decision declaring Law 13.756/2018 unconstitutional, the law signed by Michel Temer that legalised fixed-odds betting in the country.

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