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IBDRE questions Brazil’s fixed-odds betting ban

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The Brazilian Institute of Regulatory Law (IBDRE) criticised Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bars fixed-odds betting activities and advertising in Brazil. The institute said the measure ends existing authorisations without reimbursing R$30 million grants or compensating investment, and called for impact studies and a transition period; Congress must still review it.

The measure’s treatment of authorisations and grants affects operators’ ability to continue in Brazil and recover their costs.

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Brazil ministries restrict access to documents behind betting ban

Brazil’s Casa Civil and Ministry of Justice have restricted access to documents used to formulate MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and online games. Casa Civil cited legal professional privilege; the Justice Ministry classified the documents as reserved for five years. The report says the Finance Ministry had earlier told an information-access requester it had no study on the ban’s impacts.

Two government bodies each shut off access to the records, and each gave a different reason, according to the report. The report said that forty days after the issuance of Medida Provisória no 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online games in the country, the Lula government had still not shown society the documents that supported the decision.

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