Brazil extends fixed-odds betting ban into 2027 with review stalled

Brazil’s ban on fixed-odds betting will stay in force into next year with Davi Alcolumbre, president of the National Congress, extending Provisional Measure No. 1,394 by a further 60 days, even though the joint committee responsible for reviewing it has yet to meet.

The measure was published on September 25. It prohibits operating, offering, intermediating and advertising fixed-odds betting across Brazil, and its initial deliberation period was due to end on November 23.

Act No. 118, published in the Official Gazette on November 11, adds 60 days. Because Congress is in recess from December 23 to February 1, both houses now have until March 4, 2027 to approve the measure, failing which it lapses.

iGaming Business reported that a ban on online slots is the main point of agreement, and several amendments would retain sports betting but prohibit online casino games.

The outlet also noted that the 2027 budget, elections for the presidencies of both chambers and the Carnival break are likely to take up much of the legislative calendar. Horse-race wagering operates under a separate statute, which the measure does not expressly abolish.