Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court scheduled a ruling on Extraordinary Appeal 966.177 for 23 April, according to the report. The case concerns whether establishing or operating games of chance constitutes a criminal offence; the court had recognised the issue as having general repercussion in 2016.
The ruling could clarify how lower courts handle the criminal status of gambling activity in Brazil.
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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.
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.
Lawyers for Guilherme Tarigo Heinz asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to resume its review of Article 50 of the Criminal Misdemeanours Act as a matter of priority. They argued that Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting, is a new development that affects the constitutional issue before the court; the case had been paused after Justice Flávio Dino requested further review.
Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux authorised Flamengo to participate as an amicus curiae in cases challenging the constitutionality of betting in Brazil, reportedly on 30 September. The decision allows the club to submit information and arguments but does not rule on the merits; Flamengo also asked the court to suspend the provisional measure banning bets.
Brazil’s Association of Radio and Television (Abratel) asked the Supreme Federal Court on 21 August to join as an amicus curiae in a case challenging Rio Grande do Sul’s restrictions on sports-betting advertising. The state law bars betting advertisements on television, streaming, video-on-demand services and radio from 6am to 9pm; the underlying challenge was brought by the National Association of Games and Lotteries.