09/10/2026
Week of October 5 to 9, 2026 This was the first week under the ban. Since Tuesday, no authorized operator has been online, balance refunds have begun, and the dispute has moved to the federal courts and to Congress. Below is what deserves your attention. Ban in force: sites offline and balance refunds under way …
18/09/2026
Week of September 14 to 18, 2026 The week was dominated by a single theme: the government’s push to restrict, and even ban, betting. It ran from the President’s office to Congress and triggered a coordinated response from the industry. Alongside it, there were concrete developments that call for immediate action: a significant ordinance published …
11/09/2026
Week of September 7 to 11, 2026 This week was driven less by published rules and more by political signals. No major new regulation from the SPA/MF appeared in the Official Gazette, but pressure on betting advertising built up on several fronts at once: the Executive, Congress, the Central Bank and municipalities. Below are the …
04/09/2026
Week of August 31 to September 4, 2026 It was a week of pressure from every direction. Congress advanced bills restricting advertising; the Presidential Palace spoke of a “more drastic measure” amid a war of numbers over the size and cost of the sector; states and municipalities issued their own bans; the regulator handed down …
28/08/2026
Week of August 24 to 28, 2026 The week closed with enforcement hitting the sector hard: the Federal Revenue Service and the Federal Prosecution Office launched, on Friday, the month’s second major operation against a betting group. In parallel, pressure on advertising advanced on three fronts — in the states, in Congress and among football …
21/08/2026
Week of August 17 to 21, 2026 It was another tense week. Federal enforcement widened its wave of suspensions, now reaching more operators and brands, while states and cities pressed ahead with advertising restrictions – and the Office of the Prosecutor General (PGR) asked the Supreme Court to strike down a state law. In Congress, …
14/08/2026
Week of August 11 to 14, 2026 This was a week of heavy enforcement. The government suspended the operations of one of the market’s largest brands, opened to the public the documents that authorized betting operators to run, and toughened its rhetoric in an election year. In Congress, a bill seeking to end the sector …
07/08/2026
Week of August 3 to 7, 2026 This week had two centers of gravity. At the Supreme Court, the trial began on whether the criminal ban on games of chance still stands, and it ended adjourned, with an important message for the industry. In the Executive branch, the government is preparing an ordinance that changes …
31/07/2026
Week of July 27 to 31, 2026 The week had two main threads. On the tax side, the Federal Revenue Service gave operators good news by defining the basis on which PIS and Cofins apply. On the regulatory side, the government opened the public consultation that will rewrite the market’s entry rules. Add to that …
24/07/2026
Week of July 20 to 24, 2026 It was a busy week at the federal level. The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting opened a public consultation to review the authorization rules, the market gained its first official figures for 2026, and advertising returned to center stage, with an administrative fine and a court-ordered suspension in …