The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) warned that reversing Brazil’s betting regulation could affect public revenue and encourage illegal betting. It said the change could mean about BRL 80 billion less in tax revenue over five years, citing data presented by the Ministry of Finance.
A regulatory reversal could affect tax receipts and the operating conditions of licensed betting companies in Brazil.
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The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) told a Brazilian Supreme Court public hearing on 3 November that banning fixed-odds betting would not eliminate gambling. ANJL legal consultants said demand had moved to the underground market; a speaker cited a 32% year-on-year fall in betting volume over the latest three months of Ministry of Finance data.
The conclusion was that prohibiting fixed-odds betting in Brazil is not the same as gambling disappearing. The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) presented it at a public hearing held on Tuesday by the Federal Supreme Court, with Justice Luiz Fux as rapporteur.
Brazilian associations ANJL and IBJR petitioned Justice Luiz Fux on 26 October to rule urgently on their challenge to Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting. They argue that authorisations expired that day and ask for interim relief, including retroactive effect if the decision comes later. The petition says other judicial and oversight bodies have directed the matter to the Supreme Court.
A poll commissioned by ANJL and conducted by Nexus found that 59% of respondents support Brazil's betting ban, but only about 1% of the electorate changed candidate because of it. The survey of 2,000 people was carried out by telephone from 18 to 21 October, with a two-point margin of error. It also found that one in five former bettors still plays on sites that remain online.
A poll commissioned by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL) and carried out by Nexus – Pesquisa e Inteligência de Dados found that 59% of respondents support Brazil's betting ban, but that only about 1% of the electorate changed candidate because of it. The survey, titled "Impacto das Bets nas eleições presidenciais", was conducted by telephone between 18 and 21 October with 2,000 people aged 16 and over, with a margin of error of two percentage points and a 95% confidence level. Neale El-Dash was the statistician responsible.
A Nexus poll commissioned by Brazil's ANJL found the ban on betting converted few voters and pushed about one in five former bettors to illegal sites. It said 38% of Brazilians favour resuming betting under stricter rules or the previous regime.
A poll by Nexus, commissioned by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), found that Brazil's ban on betting changed the vote of about 1% of the electorate in the first round and that roughly one in five former bettors moved to sites still operating. The survey was published on 23 October, four days before the second round, according to the report.
The Minas Gerais government told the Supreme Court in ADI 8.014 that the ANJL lacks standing to challenge state decree 49.279/2026, which bars betting advertising and sponsorship on state public property. In a petition dated 19 October and signed by governor Mateus Simões on 20 October, the state said the ANJL's member list includes payment institutions and a production company, and that Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 has removed the action's practical purpose. Justice Flávio Dino denied a precautionary measure on 21 September.
The Minas Gerais government has told the Supreme Court that the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) lacks standing to bring ADI 8.014 against state decree 49.279/2026, which bars betting advertising and sponsorship on state public property, according to a petition. The petition, AGE/GAB/ASSGAB 879/2026, is dated 19 October and was signed electronically by governor Mateus Simões on 20 October. State attorney-general Fábio Murilo Nazar and prosecutors Arthur Pereira de Mattos Paixão Filho and Maria Cecília Ferreira Albrecht also signed it. The ANJL is represented by lawyers Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni and Bernardo Cavalcanti Freire.