Senator Carlos Fávaro of the Social Democratic Party (PSD-MT) has put bill 4.977/2026 before Brazil's parliament. It would ban fixed-odds betting across the country, covering the exploitation, offering, advertising, sponsorship and intermediation of betting in both online and offline environments. The rule reaches operators whether they are registered in Brazil or abroad. Other lottery products fall outside the bill.
The text repeals provisions of laws 13.756/2018 and 14.790/2023 that regulate the sector today. Operators holding live licences may keep working only until their permits expire, and no longer than five years from publication of the law. Renewal is barred. New licences and the expansion of existing ones stop on the publication date, though applications filed before it may still be considered. No compensation will be paid to operators for lost profit or unmet return expectations. The law takes effect 90 days after publication.
Fávaro announced the initiative on 12 August in a speech in the Senate. He cited families in Mato Grosso harmed by betting and a poll across seven municipalities, in which almost 86% of respondents called online gambling a problem for their family or their circle. In the explanatory statement he points to compulsive behaviour among players, debt loads, pressure on household budgets and damage to mental health. Easy access to digital platforms and fast transactions make a ban necessary to protect public health and economic order, the bill's author argues.
