Brazil betting-ban measure shows 58 amendments on Congress ledger as lawmakers seek narrower changes
Brazil’s Congress page for MPV 1394/2026 showed 58 amendments in the ledger by 9 October, while readable summaries included proposals to limit the ban to slot-style games or add treatment and player-protection rules.
Conceptual illustration of Brazil’s provisional measure and amendment papers beside a blurred betting app phone. AI-generated conceptual illustration. Does not depict the actual people or event. Credit: iGaming News Desk
Brazil’s MPV 1394/2026, published on 25 September to ban fixed-odds betting, was shown with 58 amendments on the National Congress matter page ledger, with the amendment window running until 13 October. The same congressional summary describes the measure as covering both sports betting and online games. [1]
That amendment tally needs careful attribution. In this fact set, the readable Congress page ledger showed 58 amendments in data marked as last updated on 9 October, but the wider page also contained inconsistent elements. The usable primary-source evidence here therefore supports reporting the 58 figure as shown on the amendment ledger view, rather than as an unqualified settled total for the whole page state. [1]
The readable amendment summaries indicate that lawmakers are not all pursuing the same response to the ban. Some proposals would narrow the scope of the published measure, while others would add treatment funding or player-protection requirements. [1]
One visible example is Amendment 14, filed by deputy Pedro Aihara on 1 October. Its summary proposes text that would prohibit betting on slot games rather than all fixed-odds betting, which is materially narrower than the published measure described on the Congress page. [1]
Other readable summaries focus on harm controls rather than the ban’s product scope. Amendment 6, filed by deputy Bruno Ganem on 29 September, would direct proceeds from taxes, fines and penalties tied to irregular fixed-odds betting to SUS actions and services related to pathological gambling. Amendments 31 to 33, filed by deputy Julio Arcoverde on 1 October, would add periodic alerts, compulsory session endings, online-game design requirements and mandatory pauses for bettors. [1]
As enacted on publication, however, the provisional measure already has immediate legal effects. The Planalto text says that from 25 September no new concessions, permissions or authorisations may be granted for fixed-odds betting. It also preserves the SPA’s supervisory and enforcement powers over facts that occurred while authorisations were in force. [2]
That means Congress is debating possible changes against a text that already blocks new market access under the provisional measure. The amendments do not themselves change the law unless they are accepted into the final legislative text. [1] [2]
The amendment window remains open until 13 October, so the number on the congressional ledger can still change. Several linked amendment PDFs were not readable in this session, so only the summaries visible on the Congress page support the specific proposals described here. [1]
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