Brazil Congress extends by 60 days the MP banning fixed-odds betting ads nationwide

Brazil’s Congress has extended by another 60 days the provisional measure that bans the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting, or bets, across the country. For operators and payment providers, the important part is not the political theater around it; it is that the restriction remains in force while the bill still waits for votes in both chambers.

1. The extension was signed by Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) and published on Wednesday (11) in the Diário Oficial da União (DOU). The measure had not yet been voted on in the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate, which is why the clock was extended rather than reset.
2. In practice, the provisional measure remains valid and still needs approval from deputies and senators to avoid expiring. The publication does not create a new prohibition or change the substance of the MP; it simply formalizes the second 60-day period of validity.
3. Brazil’s rules on provisional measures allow an initial 60-day term, plus one extension of the same length if voting is not completed. The count is also suspended during the parliamentary recess.
4. Although the MP was issued on September 25, it can remain in force until March 5, 2027. If Congress does not approve it by then, it loses validity and betting would be allowed again in the country.
5. The government had wanted to finish the review this year and avoid leaving the issue to a Congress with a larger opposition from February. In September, the Secretariat for Institutional Relations of the Presidency said the government considered the MP “priority” for 2026 and would work with congressional leaders to secure a vote.

For PSPs, acquirers and banks that touch betting flows in Brazil, the practical read is simple: the legal environment is still active, still unresolved, and still tied to the next round of legislative arithmetic. That is often enough to keep compliance teams and risk committees busy before anything even reaches the floor.