Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court has called for a public hearing on 3 November to discuss the impact of Provisional Measure (MP) 1.394/2026
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has confirmed it will hold a public hearing next week to discuss the recent executive order that banned online betting and gaming in the country.
Scheduled for Tuesday 3 November at 10:00 am local time, the meeting will take place in the STF’s Second Panel (Segunda Turma) and will include representatives from public institutions, associations and football clubs.
The public hearing will discuss the impact of Provisional Measure (MP) 1.394/2026, which was issued by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September to ban all online gambling, including online casino and sports betting.
The hearing was scheduled within the scope of a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 8027, filed by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), which is challenging the provisional measure and argues that it is unconstitutional.
The ANJL seeks an immediate suspension of the regulation and, ultimately, a formal declaration of its unconstitutionality. It also requests that the STF affirm the constitutionality of the laws that currently regulate online sports betting and gaming in the country.
The Office of the Attorney General (AGU) had also requested an assessment regarding the possibility of holding a new public hearing. In its submission, the agency argues that the experience gained since the previous hearing – held in November 2024 – along with new evidence concerning the impact of betting and the issuance of the provisional measure, justifies an updated debate on the matter.
The AGU proposes that the meeting bring together diverse perspectives, with the participation of public agencies, researchers, consumer advocacy groups, civil society representatives, affected economic sectors, and the gambling market.
The hearing will include participation from 26 institutions and entities, including the ANJL, the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR), the National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services, and Tourism (CNC), the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the Ministry of Finance, and the AGU.
Also participating will be representatives from several Brazilian football clubs including Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Corinthians, Ponte Preta, Vitória, Guarani, and Portuguesa, as well as the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
In Brazil’s general election on Sunday, President Lula overcame his first round loss and was re-elected to a fourth non-consecutive term as President.
The whereabouts of defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is currently unknown after Brazil cancelled his passports following an investigation into alleged money laundering with ties to online gambling. Bolsonaro is believed to be on his way to the United States, where he has requested political asylum.