Brazilian Congress extends betting ban measure by 60 days to 4 March 2027
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Brazil’s Congress president Davi Alcolumbre extended Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 by 60 days, moving its deadline for congressional approval to 4 March 2027. The measure prohibits offering, facilitating and advertising fixed-odds betting; its statutory clock pauses during the congressional recess from 23 December to 1 February.
Brazilian Congress president Davi Alcolumbre extended Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 for 60 days; the measure prohibits the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting nationwide. A Brazilian betting industry news report calculated that the voting deadline would be 4 March 2027.
The automatic extension applies when a provisional measure has not completed its passage through both chambers within the initial 60 days. The measure was published on 25 September and its initial deadline was 23 November. The new period starts on 24 November and pauses during the parliamentary recess from 23 December to 1 February.
Members had been appointed to the mixed committee that must examine the measure, but the committee had not been installed or elected a chair and rapporteur. The measure had received 99 amendments. After committee scrutiny, the text must be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, returning to the Chamber if senators amend it.
The government selected the betting measure among four legislative priorities before recess, alongside the 2027 budget, Desenrola Brasil 3.0 and regulation of big tech companies. The new legislature is due to take office and the chambers elect their leadership in the week of 1 to 5 February 2027.