Data from the Ministry of Justice, Legitbet, and CNN show thousands of clandestine addresses, but they measure supply, not audience. The only traffic indicator suggests that most have stopped betting, and some have migrated to ".com" sites.
In the first week of the Provisional Measure, the number of new illegal websites came close to the number of websites taken down; meanwhile, clandestine operators advertise themselves with verified influencers and apps in official app stores.
Caixa (the Brazilian bank) will assume responsibility starting today for the balances that did not reach bettors; the government has not yet reported how much is still outstanding or which companies failed to meet the schedule.
The ban on betting in Brazil will push the market underground and hinder the fight against match-fixing, and with Provisional Measure 1.394, no one is obligated to report such cases to Brazilian authorities anymore; check out the study.
The document to be released presents the ban on betting as an action to protect households. However, Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 eliminated precisely the safeguards that the regulation, created by Lula's own government, guaranteed to the bettor.
Data obtained by BNLData via the Access to Information Law shows that betting generated R$ 912,5 million for public security in 17 months; Provisional Measure 1.394 eliminated the source 57 days after Lula sanctioned a law that expanded the transfer to the Federal Police.
The court's president, Judge Johonsom Di Salvo, granted the Union's request, finding "serious harm to public order" and a risk of a multiplier effect; the decision is valid until the writ of mandamus becomes final and unappealable.
The judge of the 21st Federal Civil Court understood that the provisional measure and the SPA ordinance are general and abstract norms, and that a writ of mandamus is not applicable against a law in theory.
The first collective injunction seeks only the preservation of the authorizations and service channels of the 32 member companies. In a note to the companies, obtained by BNLData, the entity announces that it is studying a new, broader action to guarantee websites, financial flow, and deposits.
A judge from the 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo granted a partial injunction, suspending the redirection of the stake.bet.br domain and imposing 12 conditions on the operator; the request to operate until 2029 was denied; see the full decision.