Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) will hold a public hearing on the national betting ban on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, at 10:00 Brasília time. Justice Luiz Fux, who handles all the challenges, set the date in an order signed on 26 October and named 26 participants. Eleven of them come from football: ten clubs, from Flamengo and Corinthians to Ponte Preta and Portuguesa, plus the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The hearing concerns Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online casino games and ended every federal licence on 25 October. It is not a ruling. A public hearing lets the court collect evidence and views before it decides on interim relief, which the ban’s challengers have asked for. When we reported after Lula’s re-election, the ADI 8027 docket listed no decision, and the hearing order does not include one.
Who asked for it, and who is on the list
According to the STF’s own report, the hearing was requested by the betting association ANJL, which brought ADI 8027, by the Attorney General’s office (AGU), which defends the measure, and by several amici curiae. The AGU argued that new evidence since the court’s last betting hearing, in November 2024, justified a fresh debate, and suggested inviting public bodies, researchers, consumer groups and civil society as well as the industry.
The final list, by our grouping (see chart), looks different. Seven seats go to the bodies that brought related cases: the trade group CNC, the Prosecutor General, Anseja, ANJL, the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR), the mayors’ association ANPV and Abracopel, which represents state lottery concessionaires. The federal government has two: the AGU and the Ministry of Finance. Six more go to the broadcasters’ association ABERT, the criminal lawyers’ association ABRACRIM, the industry confederation CNI, the economic-freedom group ABLE, the International Gaming Association (AIGAMING) and UERJ Reg, an economic-regulation lab at Rio de Janeiro State University. No body on the list is named as a consumer-protection or public-health group. Fux ordered a copy of the order filed in six related cases: ADIs 7721, 7723, 7749, 8024, 8028 and 8035.
The congressional clock keeps running
A provisional measure has the force of law at once but lapses unless Congress converts it. The Congress record on 28 October still showed the measure waiting for its joint committee to be set up, with 100 amendments filed. Its first deliberation period runs from 25 September to 23 November and it starts locking the agenda from 9 November. The hearing falls six days before that agenda lock.
Key facts
Hearing: 3 November 2026, 10:00, Second Panel chamber of the STF, Brasília.
Case: ADI 8027 (ANJL v. President of the Republic and Congress), rapporteur Justice Luiz Fux.
Participants: 26 in total; 11 football (10 clubs plus CBF), 7 filers of related cases, 6 other associations and research, 2 federal government (our grouping).
Measure: MP 1.394/2026, published 25 September 2026; first period ends 23 November; agenda lock from 9 November.
Sources: STF order in ADI 8027 MC (26 Oct 2026); STF news release (27 Oct 2026); Congresso Nacional record for MPV 1394/2026 (checked 28 Oct 2026).
Why it matters for GambleFi
The ban explicitly covers operators based abroad, which includes offshore crypto casinos and iGaming token platforms (GambleFi) with Brazilian users, and it cuts off local payment rails. If the court suspends the measure or Congress lets it lapse, the licensed market could reopen; if the ban holds, Brazil stays closed to every operator, crypto or not. Earlier coverage: Stake’s failed reprieve, the refund wind-down and how prediction markets priced the run-off. Our GambleFi FAQ explains how these platforms work. This is a report on court proceedings, not legal or betting advice.