Brazil’s Science and Technology Committee approved Bill 2.470/2026, which proposes broad restrictions on betting advertising and sponsorships, the report said. The committee also approved an urgency request for Senate Plenary consideration; the bill would allow existing sponsorship agreements 24 months to adapt or end.
The proposal could alter operators’ advertising and sponsorship activity in Brazil if it advances into law.
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Brazilian Senate committees debated proposed betting advertising restrictions and advanced a lottery allocation bill. The Science and Technology Committee examined proposals to restrict betting advertising and sponsorships. The Economic Affairs Committee approved a bill redirecting part of federal lottery receipts to the Brazilian Clubs Committee, with Senate plenary consideration still required.
Senator Rogério Carvalho removed a provision allocating 30% of fixed-odds betting revenue to federal security funds from his revised report on Brazil’s public security constitutional amendment. The provision had been included by the lower house; Carvalho said its calculation would reduce the revenue base for other social allocations, while sports organisations warned of funding losses.
A survey of Brazil's 54 incoming senators found 16 opposed to and 10 in favour of bill PL 2.234/2022, which would legalise casinos, bingo and jogo do bicho, according to a report. On online gambling, 35 have no recorded vote or public position; among the 19 with an identified stance, six backed retaining online games in the betting law and seven supported removing them. The new senators take office on 1 February 2027.
Brazil's Congress extended the deadline for amendments to Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026 until 11:59 p.m. on 13 October, according to the report. Lawmakers had filed 40 amendments, while Congress has until 23 November to deliberate on the measure. It would prohibit fixed-odds betting and terminate existing authorisations within 30 days.
Brazil’s Senate had four fixed-odds betting proposals under consideration in August 2026, reportedly. One bill would cap monthly deposits at R$80 across licensed operators, with a higher limit available to bettors who document their financial capacity; another proposes broad advertising and sponsorship restrictions. None of the four proposals had an urgency request.