Brazil’s state capital, Rio de Janeiro, has officially banned the advertisement of sports betting and gambling platforms in public spaces under Decree No. 58,274, effective...
The government of Brazil under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is planning to push Congress to approve Bill PL 2,258/2026, which aims to ban online casino games that generate outcomes based on algorithms or electronic systems.
With Congress set to return from its winter recess on August 3, 2026, the Workers’ Party announced preparations to intensify its targeting of the algorithm-based casino games system, although the bill doesn’t target the whole regulated gambling market, as fixed-odds sports betting is expected to remain legal.
If the proposal is approved, Brazil’s Bets Law, which became effective on January 1, 2025, and launched the country’s first regulatory framework for online gambling, would be revised. The language of the bill directly seeks to prohibit digitally generated casino products like slots, which allow software to choose the outcome of each game. On the other hand, players would still be able to place bets at pre-agreed odds before the start of a sports event.
According to local media reports, the President’s push against online gambling is part of his broader electoral strategy ahead of the upcoming elections. During the last few months, da Silva has publicly criticized the gambling sector, arguing that current regulations don’t appropriately protect consumers and cause financial difficulties.
