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Brazil’s SPA consults on 2025–2026 betting regulation agenda

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting opened a public consultation on its regulatory agenda for 2025–2026, according to the announcement. Contributions are due by 27 March, with a virtual hearing scheduled for 21 February and the final agenda due on 4 April. The proposed topics include a national register of prohibited and self-excluded players.

Operators may need to adapt to forthcoming rules, including a proposed national system for prohibited and self-excluded players.

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Brazilian editorial urges Supreme Court to uphold online betting ban

A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.

A Brazilian newspaper editorial called on the Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, while an opinion column on a Brazilian betting industry site challenged its economic arguments. The editorial acknowledged that the measure was electorally motivated and used the wrong legal instrument, and that President Lula had bypassed the urgency requirement.

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