The National Congress extended by 60 days the validity of Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026, which prohibits the exploitation, offering, intermediation, and advertising of fixed-odds betting across the entire national territory. The act was signed by Senator Davi Alcolumbre on Wednesday (11) and published in the Official Gazette of the Union. Instituted in September this year, the measure mandates the closure of online betting platform operations and establishes rules for the return of funds held by users.
With the extension, new deposits are now prohibited immediately. The government created the Interinstitutional Committee for the Inspection of Illegal Exploitation and Advertising of Fixed-Odds Betting, reinforcing the structure of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Federal Police to investigate financial movements related to the sector. The provisional measure is subject to analysis by four direct actions of unconstitutionality (ADIs) filed by entities in the betting sector.