Brazil Congress has yet to start review of online betting ban
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In brief
- Brazil's mixed committee for Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, the online betting ban, had not been installed as of 4 November.
- The measure is due to enter urgency procedure on 9 November.
- Lawmakers submitted 99 amendments by 13 October; five were later withdrawn.
- The Supreme Federal Court is separately examining the ban's constitutionality.
Brazil's Congress has not yet installed the mixed committee that is to consider Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans online betting in the country, according to the report. The Federal Senate's official website still lists the committee as awaiting installation.
As of 4 November, the committee's chair post was vacant and no meetings were scheduled for November. The committee's members had been designated on 30 September.
The measure is due to enter urgency procedure on 9 November. From that date it will block the legislative agenda of the chamber in which it is being processed.
Lawmakers submitted 99 amendments to the measure by 13 October, and five were later withdrawn. The report said 94 active amendments seek to soften the ban, for example by allowing sports betting and restricting only online casinos.
Lawmakers from both the opposition and the governing side called for the process to be accelerated, citing the risk that the measure expires without a vote on 23 November or after an extension. Speculation about the measure lapsing is reportedly increasing. Separately, the Supreme Federal Court is examining the constitutionality of the ban.