Brazil's Supreme Court sets 3 November public hearing on provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting
Justice Luiz Fux has published the agenda and 28 participants for a public hearing on Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and ends existing licences. The session takes place on 3 November.
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Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has set out the timetable and list of participants for a public hearing on the provisional measure that prohibited betting. Justice Luiz Fux, who is handling the case, convened the session under Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 8027.
The hearing is scheduled for 3 November at 10am in the session room of the Second Chamber of the STF. It will be broadcast on TV and Radio Justiça and on the court's YouTube channel. A total of 28 entities were selected, among them representatives of the executive branch, football clubs, sports bodies, associations and institutes. Each could name up to two representatives, with names and powers of attorney due by 3pm on Thursday. Every entity will have 10 minutes to present its views on Provisional Measure (MP) 1.394/2026, which bans the operation of fixed-odds betting and provides for the termination of licences already granted to companies in the sector.
Among the clubs taking part are Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, Cruzeiro, São Paulo and Corinthians, alongside the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB). Government and public bodies include the Attorney General's Office (AGU), the Ministries of Finance and Sports and the Prosecutor General's Office (PGR). Business groups such as the CNC and CNI will also speak, as will sector representatives including the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR). Organisations focused on economic freedom, broadcasting and regulation, such as Able, Abert and UERJ Reg, are on the list too.
ADI 8027 was filed by the ANJL, which asks for the immediate suspension of the provisional measure and, at the close of the trial, a declaration that it is unconstitutional. It also asks the court to confirm the validity of the laws regulating fixed-odds betting. The same measure is challenged in ADIs 8,024, 8,028 and 8,035. Separately, ADIs 7721, 7723 and 7749, also reported by Fux, question Law 14.790/2023, known as the Betting Law.
The STF held a public hearing in November 2024 on those earlier actions, with more than 50 experts and representatives of public bodies and civil society. The AGU asked for a new meeting, arguing that evidence gathered since then on the effects of betting, and the enactment of the provisional measure, justify updating the debate.
On the day, Fux will give 10 minutes of opening remarks, followed by the football clubs, then the CBF and COB. After lunch the AGU and the finance and sports ministries will speak. The ANJL and IBJR are slated for between 3pm and 3.20pm, and the International Gaming Association is due to close the session at around 5pm.
Based on reporting by iGaming Business.