Brazil’s MP 1.394/2026 draws 97 amendments as lawmakers map out alternatives to a total betting ban

The deadline for amendments to Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting in Brazil, produced 97 proposals from 24 lawmakers. The important part for PSPs and operators is simple: Congress is no longer debating whether the measure changes, but how far it should be rewritten.

1. By Tuesday (13) at 23:59, 18 deputies and 6 senators had filed 97 amendments. Five were later withdrawn by their authors, leaving 92 for review by the mixed committee. The original deadline would have expired six days after the MP was published, on September 25, but the Congress leadership extended it until after the first round of elections, citing the “principle of full and equal participation of parliamentarians in all legislative activities.”
2. The strongest push is to reopen the regulated market instead of keeping a blanket ban. Deputy Mauricio Neves (PP-SP) filed amendment 64, a full substitute, with amendments 61 to 63 as supporting text. His version restores the authorizations cancelled by the MP, extends the term by the period of interruption, and replaces the ban with tighter regulation than Law No. 14.790/2023: brand-only advertising; responsible design rules for online games; a requirement to identify bettors whose spending is incompatible with income; mandatory registration of technology suppliers; removal of illegal ads within 48 hours; and a Fiscalization Fee allocated entirely to sector enforcement.
3. Neves’ justification makes the commercial point bluntly: demand does not disappear when the market is banned, it moves to operators that do not comply with identification, minor-protection, or anti-money-laundering requirements. Amendment 63 also preserves state lotteries and reinstates the cancelled concessions.
4. Other lawmakers on the same track include Bebeto (PP-RJ), with amendments 43 and 59, which limit restrictions to the illegal market and cite an estimate that about 44% of betting already happens on clandestine platforms; Átila Lira (PP-PI), amendment 77, and Capitão Alden (PL-BA), amendment 69, who keep the authorizations valid until the end of the original term; and Capitão Alden’s amendments 51 to 53, which would let licensed operators offer both sports betting and virtual games, with the latter under “safe design” rules.
5. Another bloc wants to split the product set: keep sports betting, ban casino-style content. That is also the public position of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), who is running for President. Senator Astronauta Marcos Pontes (PL-SP), amendment 15, would prohibit casinos and virtual games while restoring sports betting authorizations. Senator Dr. Hiran (PP-RR), amendment 38, would allow only bets on “real events of sports theme” and restrict sponsorship to branding on the uniform.

For high-risk payment providers, the practical issue is not just whether Brazil keeps or kills fixed-odds betting. The legislative menu now includes a full reopening with stricter controls, a sports-only regime, and a harder line that keeps the prohibition intact. That is the kind of fork in the road that determines which operators stay bankable, which payment flows get cut off, and how much compliance friction the market will carry.