Country guide · Brazil
Since 25 September 2026, Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 has banned fixed-odds betting and online games across Brazil, including at sites based abroad. Betting sites and apps had to go offline from 6 October. Players' balances are being returned through their banks. The live casinos on this page are internationally licensed sites that accepted players from Brazil in our data. None of them may offer online games in Brazil.
Legal status
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Banned since 25 September 2026
Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 of 25 September 2026 banned the operation, offer, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting across Brazil. The ban covers sports betting and online games, in physical and online settings, including operators based abroad that serve people in Brazil. It also applies to state and district licences. Other lottery games allowed by law are not affected.
Summary of the law as checked on 19 October 2026. Not legal advice.
Sources: Medida Provisória 1.394/2026 (planalto.gov.br); Ministry of Finance, Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (gov.br/fazenda).
Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 banned fixed-odds betting and online games.
Betting sites and apps had to go offline.
Banks return the balances players left on betting platforms.
Steps in as intermediary for the balances banks cannot return, from 14 October.
Timeline
Sources: planalto.gov.br; gov.br/fazenda.
Offshore live casinos
Internationally licensed sites that accepted players from Brazil in our data. Since 25 September 2026 no operator may offer online games to people in Brazil, including from abroad. Check the law before you play.
18+ · T&Cs Apply · Play Responsibly
18+ · T&Cs Apply · Play Responsibly
18+ · T&Cs Apply · Play Responsibly
18+ · T&Cs Apply · Play Responsibly
18+ · T&Cs Apply · Play Responsibly
No. Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, in force since 25 September 2026, bans fixed-odds betting and online games across Brazil, including at sites based abroad. Other lottery games allowed by law are not affected.
They had to stop taking new deposits on 25 September 2026 and go offline from 6 October. Players could withdraw their balances until 5 October. After that the operators report each player's balance to the banks, which return it between 9 and 14 October. Where a bank cannot, Caixa Econômica Federal acts as intermediary in returning it from 14 October.
Each country page shows the live casinos in our ranking that accepted players from that country in our data. For Brazil these are internationally licensed sites. Since 25 September 2026 none of them may offer online games in Brazil.
The measure bans offering online games to people in Brazil, including from abroad. The sites listed here may not offer them. Check the law before you play.
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