Brazil has extended the validity of its provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for another 60 days, maintaining the restrictions while Congress considers whether to approve, amend or reject them. The extension was signed by National Congress President Davi Alcolumbre on November 10 and published in the federal official gazette on November 11.
Act No. 118/2026 applies to Provisional Measure No. 1,394, issued by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on September 25. The underlying measure prohibits the operation, offering, intermediation, and advertising of fixed-odds betting across Brazil. It also establishes an interinstitutional committee to oversee enforcement against unauthorized betting and advertising.
The extension concerns the period during which the provisional measure remains effective. It does not constitute congressional approval of a permanent prohibition. Lawmakers retain the ability to change the text or reject it during their consideration of the measure.
The legislative process requires examination by a joint committee of deputies and senators before consideration in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Congressional recess suspends the constitutional timetable, meaning the additional period cannot be treated simply as 60 consecutive calendar days beginning with the extension’s publication.
Congressional review continues alongside Supreme Court proceedings
The legislative extension follows a separate Supreme Court intervention affecting challenges to the prohibition in lower courts. Justice Luiz Fux ordered those proceedings suspended while the Supreme Federal Court considers the constitutional dispute.
The court has heard submissions from industry associations, government representatives, commercial organizations and health professionals. The Ministry of Finance has defended the prohibition, while industry bodies have argued that closing licensed platforms leaves consumers exposed to unauthorized operators.
Separately, the Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee is preparing to examine the measure’s economic and social effects. Senator Veneziano Vital do Rêgo requested a public hearing, although the report announcing the extension did not identify a confirmed hearing date.
The Ministry of Finance has continued publishing implementation rules for operators affected by the shutdown. Its legislative register includes a November 6 instruction governing the movement of funds held in the financial reserve required of previously authorized betting businesses.
