Brazil's Supreme Court to Review Ban on Fixed-Odds Betting

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) will take up the debate over fixed-odds betting on November 3. Justice Luiz Fux has called a public hearing, and 28 organizations have been invited. The hearing will examine the effects of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026. This measure bans fixed-odds betting and ends existing permits.

The hearing is not limited to the parties to the case. Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, Cruzeiro, São Paulo and Corinthians, along with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), are among those invited. On the government side, the Office of the Attorney General (AGU), the Ministries of Finance and Sports, and the Office of the Prosecutor General will take part. From the industry, the National Association of Lotteries and Games (ANJL) and the Brazilian Responsible Gaming Institute (IBJR) will also speak.

ANJL filed case ADI 8027 against the measure. The association asks for the measure to be suspended immediately and for it to be declared clearly unconstitutional. It also asks for the laws regulating fixed-odds betting to be protected. The measure is also being challenged in cases ADI 8024, 8028 and 8035. Files ADI 7721, 7723 and 7749, which were filed against the Bets Law (Law 14.790/2023), have also been assigned to Fux.

The session will begin at 10:00 and each invitee will have 10 minutes to speak. The International Betting Confederation is also among the final participants. The session is expected to run until about 17:00. Invited parties must notify the court of their representatives' names and powers of attorney by 15:00 on October 29. Each invitee may appoint up to two representatives.