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José Guimarães says Brazil Congress favours betting regulation over prohibition

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Brazilian minister José Guimarães said on 16 April that Congress was more receptive to regulating sports betting companies than banning them, according to reports. He said the government was preparing measures linked to household debt but did not specify their details, and argued that action on online betting would be taken because of its relationship with family indebtedness.

The minister's comments signal that proposed measures are likely to focus on regulating betting rather than prohibiting it.

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Brazil government seeks December approval for fixed-odds betting ban

Brazil’s government is seeking congressional approval of a provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting by 20 December, but formal committee proceedings have not begun. The measure has 94 amendments pending, and is due to enter an expedited procedure on 9 November; it could expire on 4 March 2027 if Congress does not approve it, according to a calculation cited in the report.

Brazil's government is seeking congressional approval by 20 December of Provisional Measure (MP) 1.394/2026, which would ban fixed-odds betting, but the measure has not begun formal committee proceedings in Congress. According to Congress's website, the measure remains awaiting the establishment of the committee; members have been nominated, but no president or rapporteur has been appointed, which has held up consideration of 94 outstanding amendments.

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