Brazil’s Treasury is considering restrictions on betting-platform use by people enrolled in the next Desenrola debt renegotiation programme, Minister Dario Durigan said. Options under study include spending caps or blocking new bets; the proposal’s final format has not been announced.
The possible restrictions could affect betting access for customers participating in Brazil’s debt renegotiation programme.
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Brazil’s government is seeking Congress’s approval of a provisional measure banning sports betting and online gambling, with a joint committee potentially to be established next week. Government Leader Randolfe Rodrigues said the government wants the measure approved unchanged; if Congress does not pass it before its recess, a final hearing could take place in 2027. Finance Minister Dario Durigan said the ban would reduce Selective Tax revenue in 2027.
Brazil's government wants Congress to approve its provisional measure banning sports betting and online gambling without changes, government leader Senator Randolfe Rodrigues said. The government opposes amendments that would allow sports betting while banning online casino games.
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.
Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on 5 November that suspending betting would reduce projected Selective Tax revenue and require an adjustment to 2027 budget planning. The government collected R$15.3bn in sector taxes between January 2025 and September 2026, according to figures presented by the Federal Revenue Service. Congress must review the provisional measure within 120 days, with the deadline extending to 5 March 2027; otherwise, the measure will expire.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decided on 25 September to ban sports betting and online gaming, and this will reduce projected Selective Tax revenue next year. Finance Minister Dario Durigan announced this at a press conference on Thursday.
Brazilian government leader in Congress Senator Randolfe Rodrigues said the government would seek to pass the provisional measure banning sports betting and online gaming without amendments. He said a joint committee could be installed the following week, with votes in both houses targeted for 2026, although review could slip to 2027. Finance Minister Dario Durigan said the proposed ban would reduce projected 2027 Selective Tax revenue and require budget adjustments.
The joint committee that will evaluate Brazil's provisional measure banning sports betting and online gaming could be installed next week. The government's support base intends to leave the text entirely intact. Some amendments submitted to the measure propose leaving room for sports betting to continue.
Brazil’s Planning Ministry, Federal Revenue study centre and Civil Office reportedly disclosed that they had no impact study or estimate on the betting prohibition. The responses covered assessments of the policy and, in the Revenue centre’s case, documents produced after the measure was published.
Brazil's Planning Ministry, the Federal Revenue's tax and customs studies centre (CETAD) and the Civil Office of the Presidency did not present any study, technical note or impact estimate of the betting prohibition, according to the report. Their responses came to freedom-of-information requests that were filed on 20 September.