Brazil's IBJR said regulation of betting is important to combating the illegal market after Febraban criticised betting companies at a financial-crime conference. Interim president André Gelfi called for closer oversight involving Coaf, the Central Bank and the SPA, and said Pix is the main payment method for unregulated betting.
The proposed cooperation would affect financial monitoring of payments connected with betting.
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Reportedly, Brazil’s betting regulator is strengthening financial controls aimed at illegal betting. The measures focus on banks and payment companies.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has published Ordinance No. 2,750, setting out a national protocol to prevent, identify and combat financial transactions linked to illegal betting. The ordinance replaces earlier regulations and consolidates a surveillance system involving banks, payment institutions and payment arrangements, according to the SPA.
Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha called for stricter controls on online betting advertising during a radio interview on 9 April. He compared gambling addiction with smoking-related harm and cited existing measures including a ban on advertising aimed at children, a free SUS support line and a self-exclusion system for sites authorised by the Prizes and Betting Secretariat.
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux stayed all lower-court cases challenging Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 on 8 November, pending rulings on four constitutional challenges. The Prosecutor General’s Office requested the stay on 6 November; the court must still confirm Fux’s injunction, while industry associations ANJL and IBJR’s request has not been decided.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux has halted lower-court cases against the country’s betting ban, according to the report. The decision, signed on 8 November, pauses challenges to Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until the court decides four constitutional challenges to the ban. The Prosecutor General’s Office filed its request on 6 November.
An interview with Leadstar Media CEO Eskil Kvarnström argues that restrictions on betting in Brazil may redirect consumers to unlicensed operators rather than eliminate demand. The Bet Legal panel, maintained by Iron Security in partnership with ANJL, mapped 710 unauthorised betting sites two days after MP 1.394 was announced, up from 295; LegitBet had confirmed more than 34 thousand suspected sites by the end of October.
Brazilian betting restrictions risk driving customers towards unlicensed operators, Leadstar Media chief executive Eskil Kvarnström said in an interview.
ANJL, IBJR and Anseja asked Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court on 3 November to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until Congress votes on it or the court rules on its merits. The associations said operators had each paid BRL30 million for five-year licences and warned that the measure could leave those fees unrecoverable; Anseja estimated potentially affected tax revenue at BRL12.7 billion or more.
Brazil's main betting sector associations have asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until Congress rules on its content or the court decides the merits. The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and Anseja presented their arguments to the court on 3 November, at a hearing where they questioned the legal certainty and economic consequences of the decision. The hearing ended without Justice Luiz Fux issuing a ruling or granting the requested interim suspension. No date was set to decide the merits, so the measure remains in force.