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Brazil files new bill to prohibit online gambling
The ruling party of Brazil, the Workers’ Party (PT), has submitted a new bill to Congress, proposing to fully prohibit online gambling in the country.
The proposal was presented by PT deputy Pedro Uczai, who has suggested completely repealing Brazil’s Bets Law, which has been in effect since January 1, 2025. The text of the bill covers everything connected to online gambling platforms, advertising, payments, sponsorships, and other service providers linked to gambling activities.
The bill states:
“This law prohibits, throughout the national territory, the exploitation, operation, offering, availability, promotion, advertising, intermediation and processing of transactions related to fixed-odds betting.”
The PT has called to eliminate all betting apps and websites, block gambling-related financial transactions, and impose fines on operators, affiliates, and service providers who violate the rules.
Pedro Uczai said in Congress:
“If betting causes the harm we think it does, why don’t we just get rid of it? Or regulate it so there aren’t so many bets in Brazil, allowing you to have some, if they even serve any purpose.”
At the moment, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has not signed or approved the bill; however, just last week, on April 8, 2026, da Silva stressed that if it were up to him, then online betting would be shut down in the country. On the other hand, such a decision would hit revenues for social and welfare programs, which are the main points of the President’s reelection campaign.
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