Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA-MF) opened Public Consultation Notice No. 1/2026 on proposed authorisation guidelines for providers and other gambling-sector participants. The consultation invites contributions from businesses and the public to inform rules for the regulated market.
The proposed framework could set authorisation requirements for providers operating in Brazil’s regulated gambling market.
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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had found no studies assessing the effects of banning fixed-odds betting, online games or sector advertising. The Finance Ministry gave that response on 24 September 2026, less than a day before the government issued Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited sports betting, online casinos and related advertising nationwide.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) told a freedom-of-information request on 24 September 2026 that it had no study on the impact of banning fixed-odds betting. Less than 24 hours later, the government issued Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned sports betting, online casinos and sector advertising across the country.
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.
The IBJR said its monitoring and economic simulation identified 60,477 suspected betting sites in Brazil, with data updated to 27 October. It estimated annualised clandestine-market GGR at R$56bn, up from R$27.9bn, but said the 101% increase was a simulation rather than a direct market measurement. The report also said 85 federal authorisations covering 82 companies expired on 25 October after a 30-day period.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its LegitBet monitoring system identified 60,477 suspected betting sites operating in Brazil after the federal government's provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting. The institute estimated that the clandestine market may have grown 101% since 25 September, with data updated to 27 October, according to the IBJR.
A media-reported review of 19 cases challenging Brazil’s provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting found no injunction currently in force to protect continued operations. The review said a temporary order for Stake Brazil had been suspended; the collective case brought by the National Association of Games and Lotteries is paused pending a Supreme Federal Court ruling.
A review published on Tuesday 27 October found that no injunction currently in force in the federal courts ensures the continuity of operations in any of the 19 lawsuits tied to Brazil's provisional measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting. The checks behind that review were carried out the day before on the systems of the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF1) and the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region (TRF3). As a result, companies that turned to the federal courts for individual rulings lacked, at the time of the review, precautionary measures guaranteeing that their operations could continue.
An unidentified executive at an authorised betting operator provided an estimated 2025 market income statement, which reportedly puts public-sector receipts at R$10.1bn against R$3.9bn in net profit. The estimate starts from official GGR of R$37bn and excludes the R$30m authorisation payment per company and SPA-MF inspection fees.
An executive at a betting operator authorised by Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA-MF) has sent an estimated 2025 income statement for the regulated market to a newsroom, on condition of anonymity. The estimate puts public-sector receipts at R$10.1bn against R$3.9bn in net profit for the sector, or R$2.58 to the state for every R$1 of operator profit. The figures are the executive's own estimates, built from the performance of that operator and starting from official gross gaming revenue (GGR) of R$37bn.