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Brazilian Congress receives 97 amendments to betting ban measure

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Brazil’s Congress received 97 amendments to Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting and online casinos, with submissions closing on 13 October. Five amendments were withdrawn, leaving 92 for a joint committee that has not yet been installed. Proposals include restoring regulated betting, retaining sports betting while banning online casino games, and imposing tighter rules.

Operators and suppliers face uncertainty as lawmakers consider changes to the measure prohibiting the regulated market.

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Brazil ministries restrict access to documents behind betting ban

Brazil’s Casa Civil and Ministry of Justice have restricted access to documents used to formulate MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and online games. Casa Civil cited legal professional privilege; the Justice Ministry classified the documents as reserved for five years. The report says the Finance Ministry had earlier told an information-access requester it had no study on the ban’s impacts.

Two government bodies each shut off access to the records, and each gave a different reason, according to the report. The report said that forty days after the issuance of Medida Provisória no 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online games in the country, the Lula government had still not shown society the documents that supported the decision.

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