Brazil's Supreme Court to hear betting ban case on November 3

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has ordered a hearing on November 3, 2026, to examine the country's betting ban and the effects of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026. The hearing date was set by Justice Luiz Fux in case ADI 8.027.

The case was brought by the industry associations ANJL and IBJR. The associations want the ban on fixed-odds betting annulled and the betting laws that the ban replaced brought back into force. They also asked that the ban be suspended until Congress or the court rules, or that a transition period be granted to licensed operators.

Football clubs, betting companies, the Attorney General's Office, the Finance Ministry and government representatives have been summoned to the hearing. The agenda and format of the hearing, which will involve 26 participants in total, have not yet been announced. At this stage, the court has not ruled on the request for an interim injunction.

The hearing will take place before Congress decides the fate of the provisional measure by November 23. That date could clarify the legal position of the industry and the clubs in the coming weeks.