Brazilian minister Guilherme Boulos said on 17 March that Fortune Tiger, known locally as Jogo do Tigrinho, should be prohibited. He criticised the effects of regulated betting and online games on families and said lobbying by betting companies in Congress makes regulatory changes difficult.
Boulos’s remarks add a government minister’s call for a prohibition to debate over Brazil’s online betting rules.
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Guilherme Boulos, minister of the Presidency's General Secretariat, meets representatives of organised football supporter groups on 19 October in São Paulo to discuss the football landscape after the betting ban and the groups' demands. The government notice cites about 30 groups, while the published list names 23 plus the Anatorg association. The meeting comes less than a week before the presidential election run-off, and the agenda does not provide for revisiting Provisional Measure 1.394.
Guilherme Boulos, minister of the Presidency's General Secretariat, was due to receive representatives of organised football supporter groups from across Brazil on 19 October at 14:00 at the Presidency's office on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, according to a government agenda notice. The notice lists discussion of "the football landscape after the betting ban" and the groups' demands. The official text refers to about 30 supporter groups, while the published list names 23 plus the National Association of Organised Supporter Groups (Anatorg), which appears first.
Evolution chief executive Martin Carlesund said Brazil's abrupt ban on licensed betting was a total negative for the industry. The supplier has temporarily closed its São Paulo studio and is awaiting a Supreme Federal Court ruling on whether the ban is unconstitutional. Evolution reported Q3 net revenue up 3.7% year-on-year to €526.1m.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on 22 October that online sports betting and casino platforms would not operate in Brazil again, calling the prohibition under Medida Provisoria 1.394/2026 irreversible. The measure, issued on 25 September, faces 99 amendments in Congress, three unconstitutionality actions at the STF and opposition from football clubs including Flamengo.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on 22 October that online sports betting and casino platforms would not operate in Brazil again, describing the prohibition under Medida Provisoria 1.394/2026 as irreversible, during a YouTube broadcast organised by federal deputy André Janones. The statement came three days before the presidential runoff. The measure's future still depends on Congress and the Supreme Federal Court (STF), the outlet reported.
Ricardo Magri, co-founder and CEO of the Brazilian Company for Support to the..., said the ban on betting companies represents a step backward for those working in the field. He described his first reaction as deep sadness.
Ricardo Magri is co-founder and chief executive of the Brazilian Company for Support to the Compulsive (EBAC). Regarding the ban on betting companies, Magri said it is a step backward for those who work in this field. Magri described his first feeling as one of deep sadness.
Reportedly, Brazil’s finance minister supported regulating betting and strengthening controls. The minister stopped short of backing a gambling ban as calls for prohibition increased.
Dario Durigan, Brazil's finance minister, came out in support of regulating betting and tightening oversight of the industry, though he avoided endorsing a ban on gambling. According to him, public accounts do not rely on betting revenue to stay balanced. The rules, he added, have long been consolidated and were never meant to generate income.