The Supreme Federal Court (STF) will hear 34 entities on 3 November on the Brazil betting ban set out in Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, after Minister Luiz Fux added the Ministries of Health and Justice and four other bodies at the request of the Attorney General’s Office (AGU).
The public hearing opens at 10:00 Brasília time (14:00 CET) in the Second Panel’s session room in Brasília. Each entity has 10 minutes to speak, according to the schedule published by the STF.
Where to watch the Brazil betting ban hearing
The session will be broadcast live on TV Justiça and Rádio Justiça and on the STF’s official YouTube channel. The morning block runs from 10:10 to 12:40 Brasília time (14:10 to 16:40 CET) and the afternoon block from 14:00 to 17:30 (18:00 to 21:30 CET).
The moments to watch, in Brasília time with CET in brackets:
- 10:00 (14:00): Fux opens the hearing.
- 10:10 to 12:00 (14:10 to 16:00): 11 football clubs, led by Flamengo, followed by the players’ federation Fenapaf and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) at 12:10.
- 14:00 to 14:20 (18:00 to 18:20): the AGU and the Office of the Prosecutor General (PGR), the two federal bodies defending and assessing the measure.
- 14:20 to 15:00 (18:20 to 19:00): the Ministry of Finance, home of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA), then the Ministries of Sport, Justice and Health.
- 15:20 to 15:50 (19:20 to 19:50): the betting sector in a row, with Anseja, the plaintiff National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR).
- 17:20 (21:20): the International Gaming Association (AIGaming) closes the list.
The case before the STF
Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, published in the Official Gazette on 25 September, prohibits fixed-odds betting in Brazil and ends the authorisations granted to operators. The ANJL challenged it in Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 8027, asking the court to suspend the measure and declare it unconstitutional.
Fux, the rapporteur, called the hearing in an order dated 26 October that summoned 26 entities. A second order added the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the Ministry of Sport. ADIs 8024, 8028 and 8035 challenge the same measure. The IBJR has reported 60,477 illegal betting sites flagged since the ban.
Why the list grew to 34
The AGU asked Fux to widen the panel, arguing that the participants formed “a group predominantly composed of sports entities and representatives of betting operators.” Clubs and betting-sector bodies made up 17 of the 26 entities in the first order.
In his decision of 1 November, Fux added the Ministries of Health and of Justice and Public Security, the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), the Brazilian Paralympic Committee, the National Federation of Professional Football Athletes (Fenapaf) and Grêmio. He noted that he had chaired two hearings in November 2024 where groups opposed to legal betting described its social harms.
The social harms of gambling are already known to this Court, and have even been used to support my votes in other judgments on the subject.
Luiz Fux, Minister, Supreme Federal Court, in his decision of 1 November (translated from Portuguese)
The Brazilian Psychiatric Association (ABP), the Alana Institute and the consumer body IDEC took part in the 2024 hearings and are not on the 3 November list.
Full schedule
| Speaker | Brasília time | CET |
|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 10:10 | 14:10 |
| Fluminense | 10:20 | 14:20 |
| Botafogo | 10:30 | 14:30 |
| Cruzeiro | 10:40 | 14:40 |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | 14:50 |
| Corinthians | 11:00 | 15:00 |
| Ponte Preta | 11:10 | 15:10 |
| Vitória | 11:20 | 15:20 |
| Guarani | 11:30 | 15:30 |
| Portuguesa | 11:40 | 15:40 |
| Grêmio | 11:50 | 15:50 |
| Fenapaf | 12:00 | 16:00 |
| CBF | 12:10 | 16:10 |
| COB | 12:20 | 16:20 |
| Brazilian Paralympic Committee | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| AGU | 14:00 | 18:00 |
| PGR | 14:10 | 18:10 |
| Ministry of Finance | 14:20 | 18:20 |
| Ministry of Sport | 14:30 | 18:30 |
| Ministry of Justice and Public Security | 14:40 | 18:40 |
| Ministry of Health | 14:50 | 18:50 |
| CNC | 15:00 | 19:00 |
| Abras | 15:10 | 19:10 |
| Anseja | 15:20 | 19:20 |
| ANJL | 15:30 | 19:30 |
| IBJR | 15:40 | 19:40 |
| Anpv (mayors’ association) | 15:50 | 19:50 |
| Abracopel (state lotteries) | 16:00 | 20:00 |
| Abert (broadcasters) | 16:30 | 20:30 |
| Abracrim (criminal lawyers) | 16:40 | 20:40 |
| CNI | 16:50 | 20:50 |
| UERJ Reg | 17:00 | 21:00 |
| Able | 17:10 | 21:10 |
| AIGaming | 17:20 | 21:20 |
Source: STF hearing schedule for ADI 8027, 3 November 2026. Each slot lasts 10 minutes.
Next steps
Fux will take the hearing into account before ruling on the ANJL’s request to suspend the measure. As a provisional measure, MP 1,394/2026 must be approved by Congress to stay in force. Read the IBJR’s earlier response to the Brazil betting ban and the Fux hearing.
Source: Supreme Federal Court (STF)
