Brazil's Ministry of Sport published a list of 80 football clubs selected for the Timemania lottery for the 2026–2028 period. The minister signed the measure on 2 April, and its term runs from 2 May 2026 to 1 May 2028. The selected clubs will appear on Timemania lottery slips.
The selection determines which clubs are represented on Timemania lottery slips during the two-year term.
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Justice Luiz Fux added the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and Ministry of Sport to a public hearing on Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, reportedly scheduled for 3 November at Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court. The additions raise the participant count from 26 to 28, with each allowed up to 10 minutes; representatives’ details were due by 15:00 on 29 October.
The rapporteur of ADI 8.027, Justice Luiz Fux, widened the roster of those taking part in the public hearing on Provisional Measure 1.394/2026. He also ordered summonses for the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the Ministry of Sport. The decision came in an order dated 27 October, and the complete timetable was released on Wednesday 28 October. The session is set for Tuesday 3 November at 10h, in the Second Panel session room of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The two additions lift the participant count from 26 to 28, and the ceiling for each speaker is 10 minutes. Representatives, capped at two per participant, must have their names and powers of attorney sent by 15h this Thursday 29 October. Audiovisual material to be shown may also be submitted beforehand. The order will be appended to ADIs 7.721, 7.723, 7.749, 8.024, 8.028 and 8.035.
The Minas Gerais government and Brazil’s Ministry of Sport told the Supreme Federal Court that a federal provisional measure banning betting advertising changed the legal context of an association’s challenge to the state decree. The court has not ruled that the case is moot; the minister noted that the measure still requires congressional approval and could lose effect.
The Minas Gerais government and Brazil's Ministry of Sport have told the Supreme Federal Court (STF) that a federal provisional measure banning betting advertising changed the legal context of a challenge to a state decree, according to the report. The action, ADI 8014, was filed by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) against the Minas Gerais decree restricting betting advertising on state public property and at events supported by the state executive.
Brazil's Ministry of Sport told the Supreme Court that Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting nationwide, has removed the grounds for the ANJL's challenge to Minas Gerais decree 49.279/2026. The document, signed on 13 October and approved the following day, argues that the alleged discrimination between federal and state operators no longer exists because both are barred from advertising. The ministry acknowledged that the provisional measure still depends on Congress.
Brazil's Ministry of Sport has told the Supreme Court that Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting nationwide, has removed the grounds for the ANJL's challenge to Minas Gerais decree 49.279/2026, according to a legal opinion. The opinion, Informações nº 00141/2026 from the ministry's legal consultancy (CONJUR/MESP), was signed on 13 October and approved the following day by the ministry's legal consultant, Guilherme Assunção Fagundes. The case, ADI 8.014, is reported by minister Flávio Dino. The ANJL is represented by lawyers Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni and Bernardo Cavalcanti Freire.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) launched a free online course on preventing and combating match-fixing. The ministry said the course covers sports integrity, suspicious behaviour, risk prevention and reporting, with technical support from Sportradar.
Brazil’s government plans to expand education for athletes about betting and match manipulation, national secretary Giovanni Rocco said at a seminar in São Paulo on 22 June. The proposed work would focus particularly on younger athletes and complement enforcement measures. Rocco also advocated a task force with sports federations to guide athletes and their families and strengthen restrictions on competition participants’ betting activity.