Brazil’s Ministry of Finance issued Ordinance No. 1,237 on 5 May, adding beneficiaries of Novo Desenrola Brasil to the groups that may be barred from fixed-odds betting. A separate act will set the compliance deadlines and technical procedures for operators.
Operators will need to prepare to prevent people covered by the programme from accessing fixed-odds betting.
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Brazil’s federal government is promoting Desenrola 2.0, whose beneficiaries are barred from betting online with licensed sites for 12 months. The Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets issued rules prohibiting their access and instructing operators to prevent them from registering. The National Association of Games and Lotteries said the restriction does not cover illegal platforms.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting and related advertising, marketing and sponsorship, according to an opinion article. It requires advertising and sponsorship materials to be removed within ten days of publication and operators’ existing authorisations to end after 30 days. The article says the changes raise questions about existing commercial contracts.
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting in the country, according to an opinion article. The article was written by Marcos Paulo de Castro Pereira, a lawyer at Ciscato Advogados Associados.
Brazil’s Central Bank published three resolutions on 2 October barring payment institutions from processing, settling or enabling transactions for fixed-odds betting, implementing a prohibition in Provisional Measure 1.394. The rules apply to TED, boleto and Pix, with TED and Pix retaining exceptions for winding down operations and returning customer funds; the resolutions state that the obligation dates from 25 September.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1,394 prohibits fixed-odds betting operations and advertising, and requires sponsorship signs to be removed within 10 days, according to the report. It says operator authorisations are to end within 30 days, while other lottery products, including Loterias CAIXA, are exempt; CAIXA said it has advertised on CazéTV since 2024.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport published Ordinance MESP No. 27 on 7 April, setting the sports and disciplines permitted for fixed-odds bets on real events. The measure establishes eight categories and revokes two earlier ordinances, the ministry said.