Luiz Fux is expected to rule on the online betting case at Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court only after the election run-off, journalist Mauro Cezar Pereira reported. Brazilian clubs had been awaiting a decision on the provisional measure that would ban betting companies; some sponsorship agreements remain on hold, he said.
The delay leaves clubs and betting sponsors uncertain about whether their agreements can resume.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux is considering when to issue a betting ban decision, UOL reported. The ruling is likely to follow the election as Fux seeks to avoid accusations of political bias.
According to UOL, Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Court is likely to hold back his ruling on the legal challenges to the country's betting ban until the presidential election's second round has taken place on 25 October. The report states that Fux has discussed the timing with fellow justices, telling them a ruling after the vote would reduce the risk of being accused of favouring one of the presidential candidates. At the Supreme Federal Court (STF), he is the judge in charge of the challenges to the provisional measure and has not yet decided on the injunctions sought to suspend the ban.
Brazil's Supreme Court has suspended its judgment in a case on the prohibition of land-based casino gambling. The court is expected to decide whether casino gambling and bingo are still criminal offences.
Belo Horizonte’s city council postponed a vote on two bills restricting online betting advertising, which had been scheduled for 10 June, until July. Councillor Pedro Rousseff requested the delay, saying the proposals lacked the 21 votes needed for approval; the bills cover sponsorships, social media promotion and other marketing.
Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Federal Court are considering the future of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election, reported with nearly 52% of the vote. The measure’s effects could be suspended by a court injunction, while Congress considers close to 100 amendments; industry estimates put lost revenue at R$1,200m and lost tax receipts above R$400m.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is due to examine constitutional challenges to Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, the measure that restricts online gambling, while the National Congress considers close to 100 amendments to it. The STF could grant an injunction suspending the measure's effects, which would allow licences to regain validity and operations to resume in part, according to the source. The mixed congressional commission has 13 senators and 13 deputies appointed, with alternates, but has not yet been formally installed or chosen a president and rapporteur.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court suspended its hearing on a challenge to municipal laws governing lotteries and sports betting on 4 November 2026. President Edson Fachin agreed to consider the case alongside other proceedings on betting, lotteries and games of chance; the court has set no date for resuming the hearing.
On Wednesday the 4th, the full bench of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) halted its consideration of ADPF 1212 once the report had been read and the oral arguments delivered. The court has not fixed a date for the proceedings to pick up again.