Brazil betting groups ask STF to suspend Lula’s MP 1.394 ban

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Medida Provisória nº 1.394 on 25 September 2026. The text was published in an Extra edition of the Diário Oficial da União the same day. It prohibits the exploration, offer, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds (*quota fixa*) lotteries, covering sports events and online games, physical and virtual. Other lottery modalities already authorised by law are carved out.

This is the signed measure. It is distinct from Bonusjungle’s earlier tip card on a draft that was still being prepared (Brazil online casino ban MP). As published, the ban reaches sports *and* online games — not a sports-only carve-out.

The shutdown clock

The Ministry of Health’s 25 September notice sets a short transition:

• new deposits blocked from the publication day
• players may make voluntary withdrawals through 5 October 2026, 23:59
• sites and apps are to go offline from 6 October 2026
• a bank restitution window follows thereafter (Caixa’s role as stated by the ministry)

Authorisations are extinguished after the transition. The MP’s sole paragraph to article 4, and the ministry notice, say there is no indemnity and no refund of outorga fees. The government cites 85 authorisations at R$30 million each — R$2.55 billion in paid fees. That is a government figure, not a court-ordered refund.

Unless the Supreme Federal Court (STF) intervenes, licensed operators must take sites and apps offline from 6 October or face blocking under the MP. A provisional measure still needs Congress approval within 120 days to remain in force.

What the industry filed at the STF

On 28 September 2026, the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL) filed ADI 8,027, seeking interim suspension of MP 1.394 and recognition that the prior regulated framework remains constitutional, according to G3 Newswire’s 29 September report.

Separately, ANJL and the Instituto Brasileiro de Jogo Responsável (IBJR) have made joint submissions in ADIs 7,721, 7,723 and 7,749, asking Justice Luiz Fux to suspend the MP pending Congress or an STF ruling (G3; iGaming Business).

The Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) asked the STF on 28 September for 72 hours so the Presidency and AGU can comment before Fux considers those requests, per iGaming Business quoting an AGU note on 29 September.

Suspension requests are not a granted injunction.

Why it matters for vault readers

Brazil’s regulated fixed-odds market faces a dated offline clock and a live constitutional fight. Adjacent Bonusjungle wires on payment and domain enforcement stay separate: SPA ordinance 2750 bank blocks and 66,482 illegal betting domains. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, see responsible play.