SBC announced a partnership with Brazil's National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) ahead of the SBC Summit Rio, scheduled for 3–5 March 2026. The collaboration will also cover SBC Summit Americas and the SBC Summit in Lisbon, with the parties citing institutional engagement, education and dialogue with the regulated industry as aims.
The agreement gives ANJL a role in SBC events serving Brazil's regulated gambling industry.
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The ANJL filed a collective action in Brazil’s Federal Court seeking to preserve its members’ authorisations while the presidential measure suspending betting operations is considered by Congress. The association says its first case does not seek to resume betting and asks that sites and customer-service channels remain available for communication; it is also considering a broader separate action.
Brazil’s ANJL said the government’s blocking and redirection of authorised betting sites was contributing to growth in illegal gambling. The association said its monitoring system counted 30,282 active, accessible illegal betting links when it issued its statement, and reported that it had asked three government bodies for reconsideration and details but received no response.
Licensed operators linked to ANJL and IBJR displayed protest messages at Brazilian top-flight football matches after Provisional Measure 1,394 banned online betting. They warned the ban could push bettors towards illegal operators and disrupt sponsorships and investment planning in sport.
Licensed betting companies displayed protest messages on advertising hoardings at Brazilian top-flight football matches, in a joint action against Provisional Measure 1,394, which banned online betting in Brazil. Companies associated with the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) gave up space on the boards around the pitch during matches on Friday and Saturday. The signs read "To prohibit is not to protect" and "The ban doesn't end gambling".
ANJL and IBJR-backed messages appeared at two Brazilian Serie A matches on 2 and 3 October, challenging the prohibition on regulated betting. The campaign followed Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, issued by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September. The associations said the ban could affect sports financing and called for tighter regulation instead of prohibition.
The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) urged its members not to comply with a Justice Ministry notice requiring betting platforms to redirect users to a government website from 6 October. ANJL argues the requirement lacks a legal basis; the notice cites Article 23 of Provisional Measure 1,394 and provides for sanctions, with possible blocking through Anatel and CGI.br.