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Brazil’s federal government introduced measures targeting the financial and promotional channels used by unlicensed betting operators, according to the report. Officials said promoters could be liable for taxes owed by those operators, while financial institutions could share liability if they process transactions after formal notice from the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting.
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance issued an ordinance making banks, financial institutions and payment institutions jointly liable for taxes owed by unlicensed fixed-odds betting operators after formal notification. The SPA and Federal Revenue Service must give notified institutions 24 hours to restrict transactions; advertisers of unlicensed betting operations may also face liability without prior notice.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.