Lottopar unilaterally terminated Pixbet’s concession contract, removing its authorisation to offer fixed-odds betting in Paraná, Brazil. The decision was published in the state government’s official gazette on 25 June and followed an administrative responsibility commission’s assessment, the regulator said.
Pixbet can no longer operate under the Paraná concession, affecting its market access in the state.
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An opinion column on a Brazilian betting industry site criticised the Lula government's September 2026 ban on fixed-odds betting activity in Brazil under Provisional Measure 1.394. The columnist cited an analysis that found 71 of 80 jurisdictions making significant legislative changes from 2018 to 2023 expanded legal gambling opportunities, and said the World Health Organization recommends strict regulation and enforcement.
Brazil's Lula government banned fixed-odds betting activity under Provisional Measure 1.394 in September 2026, a policy criticised in an opinion column on a Brazilian betting industry site. The measure prohibited the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds bets.
Brazil’s MP 1,394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting, according to a report discussing the measure and its effects on licensed operators. The report says 85 operators paid R$30 million each for five-year authorisations, totalling R$2.55 billion, and that the government will not refund fees for unused periods. Finance Minister Dario Durigan said investors would have predictability in Brazil.
Brazil's government has prohibited fixed-odds betting through MP 1,394/2026, according to the report. The measure ends authorisations that had been active for 22 months. The government will not refund the authorisation fees or the portion covering the remaining period, the report says.
Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux said at a public hearing in Brazil that he believed betting should be prohibited, while the court considers challenges to the proposed ban on fixed-odds betting. Club representatives defended the regulated market; Flamengo said the measure could put about R$430 million in annual income at risk. The court’s other members will decide on the measure’s constitutionality.
Brazil’s deputy prosecutor-general Luiz Augusto Santos Lima said at an STF public hearing on 3 November that the prosecutor-general had not yet reviewed the case challenging the provisional measure on fixed-odds betting. Justice Luiz Fux said the court could return the issue to the legislative and executive branches, and noted that the STF would need to consider eight constitutional actions if asked to rule.
Brazil's Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) did not state a position on the provisional measure that banned fixed-odds betting in the country. This came at the end of a public hearing convened by Justice Luiz Fux of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) on 3 November. Deputy prosecutor-general Luiz Augusto Santos Lima said the prosecutor-general had not yet reviewed the case challenging the measure.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting and related advertising, marketing and sponsorship, according to an opinion article. It requires advertising and sponsorship materials to be removed within ten days of publication and operators’ existing authorisations to end after 30 days. The article says the changes raise questions about existing commercial contracts.
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting in the country, according to an opinion article. The article was written by Marcos Paulo de Castro Pereira, a lawyer at Ciscato Advogados Associados.