Brazil Congress extends amendment deadline for betting ban measure

Brazil’s Congress had not installed the mixed committee assigned to examine Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans online betting, according to the report. The measure was due to enter urgency procedure on 9 November, and lawmakers had submitted 99 amendments by 13 October, five of which were later withdrawn; the report said the Supreme Federal Court was separately considering its constitutionality.

The mixed committee that is to examine Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 had still not been installed more than a month after the measure was issued. The measure bans online betting in Brazil.