The websites and applications of ‘bets’ are unavailable and blocked from today in Brazil, as part of the schedule of the Brazilian Government that banned betting platforms in the country on September 25.
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06/10/2026
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A Lusa tried to get into some places. betting web, which before prohibition were legalized in the country, and the virtual page is redirected to the page of the Brazilian government “brasilsembets.gov.br” that has the message “Access blocked”.
“The betting platform you tried to access is off the air by determination of Provisional Measure No. 1394/26, which prohibits sports betting and online casinos in Brazil since September 25, 2026”, reads in the statement placed on the page.
The publication includes instructions to gamblers who have not yet drawn amounts deposited on the platforms, as well as instructing users on how to report ‘bets’ and illegal casinos, and a health alert on how to ask for help in the case of gambling addicts.
The latest balance sheet released by the Brazilian Government on September 29 shows that 5.209 websites of betting platforms and almost 200 applications (app) of virtual stores have already been blocked.
On September 28, Brazilian President Lula da Silva warned that his government will “up” the influencers who intend to go to Portugal to disclose betting platforms as a way to circumvent the regulation of the so-called ‘bets’.
Also on the same day, the Brazilian government filed a public civil action against 17 bet companies, asking, among other measures, at least one billion reais (168.76 million euros) in collective moral damages for biases of gamblers.
The action also calls for the refund of values bet by people overindebted and with ludopathy, and intends to force companies to repay the expenses borne by the federal government with treatments and public policies related to health problems associated with gambling.