Stake won a court ruling granting it the legal right to resume operations in Brazil by 25 October, according to a media report. The report characterised the decision as the first such victory for the licensed fixed-odds betting sector.
The ruling gives Stake a legal route to resume Brazilian operations and may inform licensed operators.
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Stake's lawyers will pursue further legal action after a Brazilian court overturned an injunction that had temporarily protected the operator from a betting ban, Udo Seckelmann of Bichara e Motta Advogados told iGaming Business. Judge Luis Antonio Johonsom di Salvo, president of the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region, suspended the injunction the day after it was granted. Seckelmann said two possible strategies are being assessed.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux is considering when to issue a betting ban decision, UOL reported. The ruling is likely to follow the election as Fux seeks to avoid accusations of political bias.
According to UOL, Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Court is likely to hold back his ruling on the legal challenges to the country's betting ban until the presidential election's second round has taken place on 25 October. The report states that Fux has discussed the timing with fellow justices, telling them a ruling after the vote would reduce the risk of being accused of favouring one of the presidential candidates. At the Supreme Federal Court (STF), he is the judge in charge of the challenges to the provisional measure and has not yet decided on the injunctions sought to suspend the ban.
Brazil's Supreme Court has suspended its judgment in a case on the prohibition of land-based casino gambling. The court is expected to decide whether casino gambling and bingo are still criminal offences.
A federal judge in São Paulo provisionally allowed Stake to continue operating in Brazil until 25 October 2026. The ruling suspends redirection of stake.bet.br, but does not guarantee operations beyond that date.
A federal judge in São Paulo has provisionally authorised Stake Brazil Ltda. to continue fixed-odds betting operations in Brazil until 25 October 2026, the date on which Medida Provisória 1.394/2026 extinguishes all existing authorisations. Cristiane Farias Rodrigues dos Santos, a federal judge at the 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo, signed the decision on 8 October.
A federal court in São Paulo partially granted Stake Brasil’s request for preliminary relief, allowing its licensed betting platform to continue operating until 25 October 2026 while its challenge to Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 remains pending. The order bars authorities from blocking or redirecting stake.bet.br, or sanctioning operations that comply with the court’s conditions.