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Brazil plans rules for betting game providers under 2025-26 agenda

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Brazil’s Ministry of Finance said it plans a dedicated ordinance for online game providers under the SPA’s 2025-26 regulatory agenda. Until the rules are issued, providers remain subject to technical requirements, while no specific criteria govern supplying games to platforms without SPA authorisation; the ministry gave no publication date.

The planned rules could define providers’ obligations when supplying games to unauthorised betting platforms.

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Brazilian agencies report no impact studies on online gambling ban

Brazilian government agencies disclosed that they had not prepared economic, fiscal or social impact studies for the online gambling prohibition under Provisional Measure 1.394/2026. The Justice Ministry classified internal documents supporting the measure for five years, while companies are considering legal action to recover R$2,500m in licence payments.

Several federal agencies said in responses to access-to-information requests that they carried out no prior studies of the economic, fiscal or social impact of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans online gambling in Brazil. The Justice Ministry classified as reserved, for five years, the internal documentation used to prepare the ban.

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