A press report said Brazil’s presidential election was heading to a second round after incumbent President Lula lost the first round to Flávio Bolsonaro. It also reported that online sports betting and iGaming would be banned from 6 October, but provided no further details on the measure or its status.
Operators and suppliers in Brazil face reported uncertainty over whether online betting and iGaming will be prohibited.
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Regulus Partners said Lula’s re-election on 25 October leaves Brazil’s gambling sector in uncertainty, with four possible policy outcomes. The analysts put a 5% chance on a court challenge to the provisional measure succeeding and an 80% likelihood on the measure lapsing while licences also lapse; they said provincial licensing could offer a possible route forward.
Brazil's gambling sector faces uncertainty after President Lula's re-election on 25 October, according to Regulus Partners. The research firm said the result reduced the prospect that the Provisional Measure banning online gambling in Brazil would be reversed, and set out four possible policy paths.
Brazil’s fixed-odds betting ban remains in force as legal challenges proceed before the Supreme Federal Court and the measure awaits congressional consideration, according to the report. Existing operator authorisations expired on 25 October after the 30-day transition period; a suspension or lapse of the measure would not necessarily restore them automatically.
Brazil's fixed-odds betting ban remains in force while the Supreme Federal Court and Congress consider its validity, after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election added uncertainty to the sector's future, according to the report. Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.8% of the vote against just over 48%, according to official results. The victory strengthens Lula politically but does not by itself resolve the legal battle or make the prohibition a permanent rule.
An opinion column says Brazil’s MP 1.394/2026 prohibited fixed-odds betting and advertising, with the 30-day period for authorised companies ending on 25 October. It says the measure caused 85 authorisations covering 188 brands to lose validity, while a request for an injunction remained before Supreme Court minister Luiz Fux.
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and its advertising, gave authorised companies 30 days, and that period ended on 25 October, according to an opinion column. The column said 85 authorisations granted by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF), covering 188 brands, lost validity, and that fees already paid will not be returned. It said the licences are cancelled unless a court decision with retroactive effect is issued.
Brazil banned sports betting and online casino games under Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September. Authorised platforms closed from 6 October, with new deposits blocked and advertising and sponsorship prohibited. Vixio Regulatory Intelligence analysed four possible outcomes, including a permanent ban and a reopening of sports betting while online casinos stay prohibited.
Brazil banned fixed-odds sports betting and online casino games under Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September. The measure took immediate effect and is before the national Congress. Authorised platforms closed from 6 October, new deposits were blocked and advertising and sponsorship were prohibited.
Brazil's ban on betting advertising has left seven of the 14 Série A clubs that had betting brands as main shirt sponsors without one, citing Poder360. Betting firms accounted for 34% of marketing revenue at Brazil's 20 biggest clubs in 2025, about R$1.1bn of R$3.2bn, according to Sports Value. Flamengo and Fluminense wore "Proibir não é proteger" shirts in protest.
Brazil's ban on betting advertising has left seven of the 14 Série A clubs that had betting brands as main shirt sponsors without one, citing a Poder360 survey. The survey covered the last two rounds of the 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro. The federal provisional measure prohibited advertising, marketing and sponsorship related to fixed-odds betting in the country.