LOTERJ joins debate on Brazil’s betting regulation as STF sets November 3 hearing on MP No. 1.394/2026

LOTERJ president Fabíola Esteves took part in SBC Digital Brasil Day and used the panel to press a familiar point for regulated betting markets: if the illegal market stays open, the legal one ends up carrying the compliance burden while consumers take the risk. For PSPs and operators watching Brazil, the immediate issue is not theory but how the government’s provisional measure and the Supreme Federal Court’s next hearing could reshape payments, licensing, and market access.

1. Esteves spoke on the panel “Regular ou proibir: qual caminho o Brasil deve seguir?”, where one of the central topics was Medida Provisória nº 1.394/2026 issued by the Federal Government and its possible impact on the betting and electronic gaming market in Brazil.
2. The discussion has added urgency because Minister Luiz Fux of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) has called a public hearing for November 3, 2026, at 10h. The session will address the economic impact and the constitutionality of the provisional measure.
3. In her remarks, Esteves pointed to LOTERJ’s experience regulating fixed-odds betting, highlighting the security measures adopted by the authority, including the exclusive use of Pix as a payment method. For payment providers, that is the operational detail that matters: the regulator is already tying market access to a specific local payment rail.
4. She also stressed the need to confront the illegal market, arguing that it exposes consumers to risk and may be linked to other criminal practices. In practice, that is the standard regulatory split: licensed flow gets scrutiny, while unlicensed flow gets the business anyway.
5. Another point raised was the social dimension of lottery activity and the importance of transparency in how sector-generated funds are used. LOTERJ cited initiatives run with RioSolidario for children, teenagers, and women in vulnerable situations, including early education spaces in Cidade de Deus, Vila do João, and Jardim Batan, as well as Lar da Mulher, which provides shelter for women at high risk of domestic violence and their children.

The panel also included Isadora Marcante, Elisa Marcante, Leonardo Biazzi, Ana Bárbara Teixeira, Fernanda Meirelles, Amilton Noble, Tiago Gomes, Helena Matos, and José Francisco Mansur.