Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has suspended all lower-court proceedings challenging the constitutionality of the betting ban. Justice Luiz Fux signed the order on November 8; it was published the morning of November 9 under Direct Action of Unconstitutionality ADI 8.027, filed by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL). The ruling requires ratification by the STF Plenary.
The suspension covers 19 lawsuits filed by operators and ANJL after Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026 prohibited betting operations on September 25. Fourteen cases fall under the jurisdiction of the Regional Federal Court of the 3rd Region (TRF3), five under TRF1. The moratorium on proceedings will remain in place until the STF rules on four constitutional challenges: ADI 8.024, 8.027, 8.028 and 8.035. No hearing date has been set.
The intervention followed a November 6 petition from the Attorney General seeking a nationwide halt to proceedings questioning the measure's validity. The office cited conflicting rulings by first- and second-instance courts that created 'legal uncertainty'. Examples included an October 8 injunction by the Federal Court of São Paulo temporarily allowing Stake Brazil to operate until October 25, and a November 3 ruling by TRF3 suspending the ban for CDA Gaming, which operates Casa de Apostas, Betsul and Jogo Online. Both injunctions were later overturned by the TRF3 presidency at the federal government's request. CDA Gaming, the country's only regulated operator still in business, was ordered to cease operations by 9 a.m. on Monday.
Fux based the suspension on Article 21 of Law 9.868/1999, which allows the STF to freeze proceedings involving legislation under constitutional review. In his remarks he described betting operations as 'recognized as harmful and of high social risk' — language that signals his position ahead of a final ruling. The provisional measure expires November 23, after which it can be automatically extended; it will lapse on March 4, 2027, unless Congress approves it. A joint committee to examine the legislation has not been formed, despite 99 submitted amendments.
