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Brazil’s attorney-general urges Supreme Court to uphold betting ban

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Brazil’s attorney-general, Jorge Messias, urged the Supreme Federal Court to preserve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting in the country. He argued that the betting framework failed to protect public health, dignity and families sufficiently, while also saying regulation and administrative enforcement had been efficient.

Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília (2025)
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil · Pedro França / Agência Senado · CC BY 2.0

The court’s consideration of the measure could determine whether fixed-odds betting remains prohibited in Brazil.

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Brazilian government prioritises fixed-odds betting ban bill for 2026

Brazilian institutional relations minister José Guimarães said on 27 October that the government wants Congress to approve a provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting by 20 December. The measure, MP 1.394/2026, had not begun consideration by its joint committee, which had no chair or rapporteur; it is due to block the agenda of the relevant chamber from 9 November.

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