Brazil: 5,209 betting domains referred for blocking; government says no compensation for licence holders

Domain blocking

According to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Finance, 3,823 domains were identified by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) and a further 1,386 by the Justice Ministry's National Secretariat for Digital Rights. All were referred to Anatel, which had issued blocking orders for 2,387 of them by 29 September 2026.

No compensation, says the Attorney General's office

In a filing in case ADI 7721 at the Supreme Federal Court, the Office of the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) asked Justice Luiz Fux to reject requests to suspend Provisional Measure No. 1,394. It argues the measure creates no duty for the federal government to compensate operators, including for the R$30m fee paid for each authorisation.

Industry bodies including ANJL and IBJR asked the court on 28 September to suspend the measure. No ruling had been reported at the time of writing.

What this means for the register

Brazilian records on IRLG now show "Offline – licence revocation due 25 October". They will change to "Licence revoked" only once revocation is formally confirmed.