Brazil Congress extends deadline for amendments to MP 1.394/2026 on fixed-odds betting until October 13

Brazil’s National Congress has extended the deadline for amendments to Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, the bill that bans the operation, offering, intermediation, and advertising of fixed-odds betting in the country. The measure has already drawn 40 amendments, which is a useful number to watch if you run payments or banking exposure into Brazil’s betting market.

1. The Congressional leadership pushed the amendment deadline to October 13, instead of October 1. The original six-day window started after publication in the Diário Oficial da União on September 25, and the new deadline now falls after the first round of the general elections, with submissions accepted through 23:59 on that date.
2. The procedural basis for the extension was the Federal Senate’s Internal Rules, applied subsidiarily to the Joint Rules, plus the principle of full and equal participation by lawmakers in legislative activity. In plain English: the political calendar has been given more room than the original MP timetable allowed.
3. The 40 amendments split into two broad camps. Some aim to narrow the ban, while others tighten the text or redirect money. Pedro Aihara (PP-MG) wants the prohibition limited to slot games. Jorge Kajuru (PSB-GO) filed three amendments, including one on refunding only the amount corresponding to the remaining term, one creating a centralized responsible gaming information module integrated with Sigap, and one adding the “jogo do tigrinho” to the ban.
4. Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) filed seven amendments covering sanctioning procedures, the Central Bank deadline, a monitoring committee, bank liability for blocking transactions, crimes linked to exploitation and promotion, allocation of fines to the National Health Fund, and data from the Ministry of Health. Marcos Braz (PSDB-RJ) filed five amendments, including a new version of Article 1 and a ban on betting by beneficiaries of federal income transfer programs such as Bolsa Família.
5. Other proposals focus on where seized or penalized funds should go. Bruno Ganem (Pode-SP) wants taxes, fines, and penalties from illegal betting activity allocated to the Ministry of Health for SUS programs related to gambling disorder. Beto Preto (PSD-PR) filed five amendments, Julio Lopes (PP-RJ) two, and Astronauta Marcos Pontes (PL-SP) and Felipe Francischini (Pode-PR) one each.

The legislative calendar still matters here. The mixed committee assigned to issue an opinion was designated on September 30, and Congress has until November 23 to deliberate on the measure. It will begin to block the agenda on November 9, when it enters urgent status. The current text would end existing authorizations in 30 days, require the return of balances and prizes to bettors, and prohibit advertising, sponsorship, and payments linked to betting.