Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) asked the Supreme Federal Court on 2 October to rule that Laws 13.756 of 2018 and 14.790 of 2023 are unconstitutional. The AGU argues the laws do not adequately protect public health, families and the economy; the court has not ruled on the request.
A ruling could alter the statutory basis for licensed betting operators in Brazil.
The day’s most important stories, free. One email a day.
Brazil’s Attorney General Jorge Messias has petitioned the Supreme Court to dismiss operator challenges following a betting ban. Messias argues that gambling companies have no entitlement to compensation.
Brazil's Attorney General Jorge Messias has asked the Supreme Court to reject legal challenges brought by betting operators after the country's betting ban, arguing that gambling companies are not entitled to compensation, according to a petition reported on 7 October 2026. Messias sent a 60-page petition to Justice Luiz Fux on 5 October, hours before licensed betting websites were due to shut down. The petition asks Fux to dismiss requests from the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and other parties seeking to suspend Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026. Fux has not yet ruled on the injunction requests.
ABERT asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on 24 August to participate as amicus curiae in a case challenging Law No. 14,790/2023, which regulates fixed-odds betting. The association said the law governs advertising matters relevant to its broadcaster members; the case was brought by the Prosecutor General, and the Senate has asked the court to reject the challenge.
It was reported that Brazil’s finance ministry asked the Supreme Court to restrict state and municipal betting authorisations. Minister Dario Durigan met court president Edson Fachin to discuss fraud risks before merits consideration expected from August.
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office asked the Supreme Federal Court to add religious groups, consumer and other organisations, and the Ministry of Justice to a public hearing on ADI 8027. The AGU said the existing list of 26 speakers may not represent differing views evenly. The case concerns a challenge by ANJL to Provisional Measure 1.394/2026.
Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) filed a petition on 28 October with Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Luiz Fux, the rapporteur of ADI 8027, asking him to widen the list of organisations invited to a public hearing on the case, according to the petition. The hearing is scheduled for the following Wednesday, 4 November. The case is a challenge by ANJL to Provisional Measure 1.394/2026.
A federal court in Pernambuco ordered Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office to provide further details about its civil action against 17 companies operating 20 online betting brands. The Union seeks reimbursement of public health costs and at least R$1 billion in collective moral damages; the court gave it 30 days to specify the health conditions, expenses, supporting data, company-specific liability criteria and period covered. The judge will consider the next steps, including interim relief, after the filing.