Brazilian government prioritises proposed bets ban for Congress

Brazil's government wants Congress to approve Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 by the end of the year, while a media report says it also hopes the Supreme Court will invalidate the 2018 law legalising fixed-odds betting. The measure was published on 25 September and has 99 amendments, four withdrawn; its joint committee has not been installed. The Supreme Court hearing took place on 3 November, but the full court has not scheduled a ruling.

Brazil's government reportedly wants Congress to approve Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which it lists among five priorities to pass before the parliamentary recess. A separate report said the government prefers not to face the debate in Congress. That report said the government's bet is on a Supreme Court decision declaring Law 13.756/2018 unconstitutional, the law signed by Michel Temer that legalised fixed-odds betting in the country.