Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court heard competing arguments over the government’s decision to prohibit betting under Provisional Measure 1.394. The available report does not specify the arguments or any court decision.
The hearing concerns the legal status of betting in Brazil.
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It was reported that Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court will hear a constitutional challenge to laws permitting online betting. The case follows a complaint from the Office of the Prosecutor General.
It was reported that at least 40 social-media profiles linked to Ceará continued promoting online casinos after a federal provisional measure prohibited the activity. The report describes the promoted betting sites as illegal.
At least 40 social-media profiles from Ceará continued to promote online betting and casino platforms after a federal provisional measure barred the activity in Brazil, according to a report. The profiles were identified between 10 and 13 October, after 6 October, when the betting sites stopped operating legally in the country. The publications promoted the platforms explicitly through Instagram stories on open profiles with thousands of followers, the report said, without any mention of the prohibition in force.
A São Paulo federal court authorised Stake to restart operations temporarily in Brazil on 8 October 2026. The decision also suspended the platform’s blocking following a provisional measure that halted betting and online gaming.
Reportedly, Brazil’s Federal Court rejected Spribe’s clarification request and maintained an earlier preliminary injunction. Aviator Studio had responded to the request on 14 August.
A federal court in Brasília has revoked a preliminary injunction granted to Spribe and provisionally suspended the legal effects of its AVIATOR trademark registration in Brazil. The court also ordered Spribe to refrain from claiming exclusivity based on that registration until the federal invalidation proceeding is resolved.
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