Lula’s online gambling ban leaves R$2.55bn in Brazilian authorisation fees at issue

Summary

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed provisional measure 1.394/2026 on 25 September, prohibiting fixed-odds betting and online games; authorised platforms had to stop operating from 6 October. The government says the 85 federal authorisations, which generated R$2.55bn in fees, do not entitle holders to refunds or compensation. The measure’s future depends on Congress, while industry associations have challenged it before the Supreme Federal Court.