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after the 2026 ban
On 25 September 2026 Brazil’s Medida Provisória 1.394 prohibited fixed-odds betting and online casino. Licensed sites go offline on 6 October. What that means for operators and suppliers, and where the same stack goes next.
MP 1.394 in force
Signed and published on 25 September 2026, with immediate effect. New deposits stopped at once.
Offline on 6 October
Every licensed betting and casino site and app must be offline. Players could withdraw until 5 October, 23:59.
120 days in Congress
Congress must confirm or reject the measure within 120 days, or it lapses.
The region stays open
Peru, Colombia, Mexico and the Argentine provinces did not change on 25 September.
What Medida Provisória 1.394 does
The measure prohibits the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting and online casino games in Brazil, in physical and virtual environments. Traditional lottery formats that hold their own legal authorisation are not affected.
It ends the regulated market that opened on 1 January 2025 under Law 14,790/2023. Brazil had issued 85 authorisations, and because one authorisation could carry more than one brand, close to 200 authorised websites were live. The measure states that ending those authorisations creates no right to compensation.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | MP 1.394 published in the Diário Oficial da União; new deposits prohibited |
| 5 October, 23:59 | Last moment for players to withdraw their balances |
| 6 October | All licensed betting and casino sites and apps go offline |
| 7–8 October | Operators report remaining balances to banks |
| 9–14 October | Banks return funds to customers; Caixa Econômica Federal handles whatever is left |
| Within 120 days | Congress confirms or rejects the measure, or it lapses |
Based on Medida Provisória 1.394 of 25 September 2026 and our report Brazil bans online betting and casino. This is a summary, not legal advice.
What it means if you operate in or supply Brazil
Unwind the Brazil setup
Provider availability, payment methods, Portuguese-language lobbies and local bonus logic were built for one market. List what is Brazil-only and what can move.
Read your contracts
The measure removes the operator’s claim against the state. It does not settle what happens between operators and their suppliers, so agreements written for Brazil need a line-by-line review with counsel.
Watch Congress
A provisional measure has the force of law from publication, but it is not final. If Congress rejects it, or it lapses after 120 days, the picture changes again.
Reroute, don’t rebuild
The same casino platform and casino API that served Brazil can serve the rest of Latin America. What changes per market is the licence, certification and payment rails.
Where the same stack goes next
Peru, Colombia, Mexico and the Argentine provinces did not change on 25 September. Each runs its own licensing, game certification and payment rules, so the work is choosing the market first and then confirming provider availability and payments for it. More on the region: iGaming solutions for the Americas.
Review the Brazil setup
We list what you ran in Brazil: brands, content, payments and lobby configuration.
Pick the next market
We map licence routes and certification for the markets you are considering.
Re-point content and payments
Provider availability and local payment methods are confirmed per market before a date is agreed.
Launch
Go live on the same integration, with the certified catalogue for the new market.
Update, 27 October 2026: licences ended, Congress and the Supreme Court next
On Sunday 25 October 2026 the federal authorisations issued under Law 14.790 were extinguished: 85 licences covering close to 190 brands, with no refund of the grants paid. Two processes now decide what comes next, and neither concludes before November.
In Congress, 99 amendments to MP 1.394 were filed and 95 remain for analysis after five were withdrawn. The joint committee of 25 full members had no president or rapporteur as of 24 October; the measure must be voted on by 25 November, can be extended once by 60 days into early 2027, and from 9 November it blocks the congressional agenda until it is dealt with.
In the Supreme Federal Court, the IBJR, the ANJL, Abert and a group of football clubs have challenged the measure (ADI 8.027 and related cases). Justice Luiz Fux, the rapporteur, called a public hearing for 3 November 2026 with 26 participants drawn from the plaintiffs, the government, industry bodies and ten clubs plus the CBF. The IBJR cites LCA Consultores’ estimate that the black market already accounted for 38–44% of play and counts more than 30,000 illegal sites.
For operators and suppliers the planning assumption is unchanged: keep Brazilian-Portuguese content, payments and KYC configurations ready but dormant, and run the business from the markets that did not change. Our Americas page maps those markets; a brand can be tested in Peru, Colombia or Mexico on a supplier’s licence within weeks, as the white label casino guide explains, and a land-based group in the region can follow our guide for land-based casinos going online.
Frequently asked questions
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