- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA), Ministry of FinanceStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, amending Law 14.790/2023Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 91% 10 of 11 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
| Sports betting | Prohibited | Known | Knowledge base, 2026-10-08 |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
- Governing law
- Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, amending Law 14.790/2023Desk research, Oct 2026
- CAIXA Brazil3 licensed brands
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Enforcement and controls
How the prohibition is applied| Control | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player liability | New deposits into betting accounts were barred from the day of publication; open bets are void and stakes refunded. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Site blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Payment blocking | Banks and payment institutions may not process or settle fixed-odds betting transactions, except to refund players, and must report to the SPA. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Advertising | All advertising and sponsorship of fixed-odds betting is banned. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Brazil, and offers marked as available there.
- Accept players from Brazil57933.6%
- Exclude Brazil in their terms39723.1%
- No declaration74543.3%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
In progressCongress must convert the provisional measure into law within 60 days, extendable by 60. Operator associations ANJL and IBJR have challenged it at the Supreme Federal Court.
- A bill to license online casino or betting
- New blocking, payment or advertising enforcement against offshore sites
- Changes to the state lottery or betting monopoly
- A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Other online prohibited markets
All restricted marketsThis describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No operators are listed or promoted for Brazil. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Senado Federal: summary of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026www12.senado.leg.br
- Chambers: Governo federal proíbe as apostas de quota fixachambers.com
- Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (Ministry of Finance)gov.br
- Bets recorrem ao STF contra proibição (Correio da Manhã)correiodamanha.com.br
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-BR
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 4 cited, high confidence