The Lazio Regional Council is examining a bill that would abolish the regional gambling-harm observatory, according to the report. Its functions would transfer to the Observatory on Addictions established under regional law in 2025; the proposal remains under discussion.
The proposal would move oversight of gambling-related harm into Lazio’s broader addictions observatory.
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Porto Alegre City Council is considering a bill introduced by councilman Jonas Reis to prohibit fixed-odds betting advertising on property managed by the municipality. The proposed restriction covers public spaces and facilities, including areas authorised for private use, but would not affect operators’ activities or advertising by private media; the bill remains under review before a possible floor vote.
São José dos Campos City Council is considering a bill by councillor Lino Bispo to revoke the municipal lottery law enacted in 2025. The proposal cites an STF decision that suspended municipal laws authorising lottery operations and wagering; the council has not yet decided the bill.
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.