Brazil’s STF examines challenges to fixed-odds betting ban
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court held a public hearing on 3 November to examine the effects and legal challenges to Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting. Judge Luiz Fux said the court would consider arguments on legal certainty, legitimate expectations, public health and the constitutional requirements for issuing a provisional measure; the hearing itself did not decide the ban’s validity.
The hearing informs the court’s review without deciding whether Brazil’s betting prohibition remains in force.