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Lula government weighs provisional measure to restrict Brazil betting market

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Brazil’s political leadership is discussing a provisional measure that could restrict fixed-odds betting, with limited involvement from the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), according to people involved in the discussions. The proposal could include a ban on online casinos and restrictions on sports betting, while an alternative legal action has been set aside for now.

A provisional measure could change the rules for online casinos and sports betting in Brazil.

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Brazil betting groups challenge Provisional Measure 1.394 at Supreme Court hearing

Brazilian gaming and legal associations argued at a Supreme Court public hearing that Provisional Measure 1.394 could push betting towards organised crime and undermine legal certainty, according to a report. ANJL representative Pietro Lorenzoni disputed the government’s premise that prohibition would eliminate gambling; Abracrim representative Milton Jordão warned that bettors could face money-laundering liability under an existing law.

The Supreme Court (STF) devoted the afternoon of its public hearing on Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 to gaming-sector associations and lawyers. The hearing was convened by Luiz Fux, who is the rapporteur. ANJL, Abracrim, Abracopel, ANSEJA and IBJR argued that the measure hands the market to organised crime, breaches legal certainty and does not meet the urgency requirement. Their shared position was that the government assumes prohibition ends gambling, and that Brazilian history contradicts this.

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