Brazil’s betting market shuts down ahead of elections
Licensed operators had shut down their platforms by the October 6 deadline the measure set, and banks will return any customer balances still on those platforms between...
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Brazil’s AG asks to declare betting laws unconstitutional
The AGU wants the court to strike down parts of Law 13.756/2018, which first created fixed-odds betting in Brazil, and Law 14.790/2023, known as the Betting Law, which set...
Brazilians support Lula’s ban on betting according to polls
The first poll was conducted by the Brazilian Senate's own e-Cidadania portal, an open public consultation tied to the provisional measure Lula signed on September 25 for...
Brazil sues betting companies for over $600M after market ban
The case went to the Federal Court of Pernambuco, a region the government chose because it has the highest concentration of socioeconomically vulnerable people involved in...
Brazil’s betting ban leads to increase in illegal websites
Lula signed Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026 on September 25, ending fixed-odds sports betting and online casino gaming in the country less than three years after his own...
Brazilian Supreme Court asked to stop betting ban
The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) filed the request with Justice Luiz Fux, who already manages...
Brazil blocks 506 betting sites days after market ban
Brazil officially banned online betting and casino gaming on September 25, 2026, after which the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Finance announced...
Brazil officially bans online betting and casino gaming
The measure blocks the operation, offering, promotion, and advertising of fixed-odds betting nationwide, covering both sports betting and online casino products. Following...
Brazil President Lula continues fight against online betting
Speaking in Brasília at the signing of the Move Brasil law, Lula said he had recently met with people affected by gambling addiction and described the encounter as painful,...