17/07/2026
It was a week of regulatory tightening on several fronts. New mandatory warnings on betting ads took effect, the SPA/MF barred betting on youth (academy) sport categories, a court ordered an operator suspended for failing to control access by minors, and yet another city restricted advertising. In Congress, new bills poured in. Below are the …
10/07/2026
Week of July 6 to 10, 2026 It was a week of tightening on every front. The Ministry of Finance unveiled tougher rules for betting advertising – including mandatory warnings modeled on those for cigarettes –, notified dozens of fintechs tied to the illegal market, and saw Congress speed up bills ranging from targeted restrictions …
03/07/2026
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, INPI (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office) published Normative Ordinance INPI/PR No. 80, dated June 29, 2026, updating the Examination Guidelines for Patent Applications in the Field of Chemistry regarding the chapter on new uses of known products. Given the importance of the subject, we present a structured summary below: 1. …
03/07/2026
Week of June 29 to July 3, 2026 This week paired enforcement with new rules. While betting advertising during the World Cup drew scrutiny on three fronts, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), part of the Ministry of Finance, published a package of rules in the Official Gazette – barring access for bettors who …
29/06/2026
In June, INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property), the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, published a document prepared by its technical staff proposing updates to the Industrial Property ACT (Law No. 9.279/1996) – which was enacted 30 years ago. After analysing internal proposals and those from the Interministerial Group on Intellectual Property (GIPI)—a group bringing …
29/06/2026
On June 19, 2026, MAPA published Ordinance No. 919/2026 in the Federal Register. This ordinance establishes the procedures for the submission and processing of technical consultations within the Ministry. The main new development is that, as of July 19, 2026, consultations addressed to MAPA must be submitted exclusively through the Electronic Filing system (SEI). Requests …
29/06/2026
The Brazilian Federal Council of Medicine (“CFM”) published, on June 15, 2026, CFM Resolution No. 2,460/2026, which prohibits any form of payment, receipt, or granting of an economic advantages as a condition for hiring physicians or for referring healthcare services. The rule enters into force on the date of its publication and reinforces an essential …
26/06/2026
Week of June 22–26, 2026 The image of the week came from the World Cup: back-to-back matches, record audiences and betting odds appearing on screen and in the broadcasters’ commentary — until the topic exploded on social media and the government signaled it would act. Betting advertising became the dominant regulatory story of the moment, …
24/06/2026
With the publication of Presidential Decree No. 13.011/2026 on June 10, 2026, Brazil has finally acceded to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, following years of discussion within the Executive and Legislative branches. This treaty—signed in Budapest in 1977 and amended in 1980—aims …
19/06/2026
Week of June 15–19, 2026 This week was defined by a tightening crackdown on the illegal market — and this time with the President leading the charge: a new decree authorizes the freezing of funds from unlicensed betting operations. The bill has also begun to reach beyond the operator, with payment providers, advertisers and game …