Sóstenes Cavalcante, a deputy from the PL party, filed Bill 5491/2025 to prohibit fixed-odds betting through electronic channels across Brazil. The proposal also addresses online gaming and fantasy sports, restricts some physical-channel advertising and awaits assignment to parliamentary committees.
If enacted, the proposal would prohibit online fixed-odds betting and affect operators serving Brazil.
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Linda Brasil submitted a bill to Sergipe’s Legislative Assembly proposing to bar direct and indirect public administration bodies from advertising betting platforms. The proposal also provides for public-health and social-protection measures, awareness campaigns, therapeutic support and mandatory reporting of gambling-dependency cases.
Federal deputy Aécio Neves scheduled a meeting with Chamber of Deputies leader Hugo Motta on 8 July to present a proposal restricting online betting advertising in Brazil. The draft would bar promotion across mass media and the use of artists, influencers and other public figures, while allowing advertising on operators’ own websites and apps and sponsorship of arenas and sports teams. The proposal has not been described as introduced or approved.
Brazilian deputy Cabo Gilberto Silva introduced a bill to repeal the 15% income tax on net winnings from fixed-odds betting, including online sports betting. Silva argued the tax increases users’ burden and could push them towards unregulated or offshore platforms; the proposal would take effect upon official publication if Congress approves it.
Bahia state deputy Hilton Coelho presented a bill to the state legislature proposing a public policy on gambling-related disorders. It would provide for prevention, treatment and social reintegration measures, including education campaigns and training for health, education and social-assistance professionals; the bill has no set analysis date.
Federal deputy José Guimarães introduced bill 5.817/2025 in Brazil on 12 November, proposing a national strategy to prevent and treat gambling addiction. The proposal would require operators to offer support and reporting tools, conduct behavioural screening at registration and send weekly loss-limit alerts; it would also provide for automatic exclusion of users showing signs of problem gambling.