Brazil’s government is drafting two ordinances for the regulated sports-betting market, with publication expected in the coming months, according to the report. One would set minimum standards for ombudsman offices, while the other would establish protocols for bettor health-support channels.
Betting platforms may need to meet new standards for complaint handling and bettor health support.
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Brazil's Ministry of Finance said on 24 September 2026 that it found no studies assessing the economic, fiscal, regulatory or social effects of a potential ban on fixed-odds betting, online games or related advertising. The response followed an information request submitted on 20 September, one day before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, according to the report.
The Ministry of Finance reported that, after consulting its technical units, it found no studies, notes, opinions or reports assessing the effects of a full or partial ban on fixed-odds betting, online games or related advertising. The response was formalized on 24 September.
Brazil’s Congress has yet to form the joint committee needed to review President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s provisional measure banning betting, more than 40 days after he signed it on 25 September, according to media reports. The measure expires if Congress does not vote within 120 days; the reported deadline is 4 March 2027, with the period suspended during the parliamentary recess. Senators from government and opposition parties have urged congressional president Davi Alcolumbre to move the process forward.
The provisional measure banning betting in Brazil, signed by President Lula on 25 September, has reportedly not yet started moving through the National Congress. The joint committee that must examine the text and issue an opinion before a floor vote has not been installed.
Brazilian Workers' Party president Edinho Silva called for a transition period to remove betting companies from football funding, saying the view was his own and not a collective party position. He warned that a ban could push online betting towards illegal platforms and said a judicial decision could enable a transition that protects affected parties.
Edinho Silva, national president of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT), has called for a transition period before betting companies are removed from the financing of Brazilian football. Silva said the view is his personal opinion, as the party has never formulated a collective position on the subject.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged civil society to follow the Supreme Federal Court’s public hearing on 3 November concerning Provisional Measure 1,394/2026. Lula said Justice Luiz Fux would decide whether to prohibit or maintain the regulated betting market; Workers’ Party president Edinho Silva backed the measure but warned prohibition could expand illegal gambling.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva published an Instagram video about a public hearing on Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, called by the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Lula advised civil society to follow the hearing so that the decision by Justice Luiz Fux on prohibiting or maintaining Brazil's regulated betting market would be fair. The hearing is being broadcast live on the STF's YouTube channel.
Brazil’s 85 federal fixed-odds betting authorisations expired on 25 October under Provisional Measure 1,394, which set them to end after 30 days. The article says nearly 190 brands had already switched off their sites in early October; operators received no refund of the R$30 million paid for each five-year licence.
Brazil's 85 federal fixed-odds betting authorisations expired on 25 October, according to the source. Provisional Measure 1,394 of 25 September had set them to end after 30 days. The operators paid BRL30m for each five-year licence and the source states the payments were not refunded. Nearly 190 brands had already switched off their sites in the first days of October.