A single secondary source reports that VPN usage among Brazilian gamblers rose 35% in Q1 2026 despite continued domain blocking of illegal betting sites, indicating that site-level enforcement alone has not fully suppressed access to unlicensed platforms. The same source reports that SPA is exploring app-store-level removal requests directed at Google and Apple as a prospective additional enforcement lever. Both findings carry uncertain confidence and rest on a single source this cycle, so they should be read as an open, unconfirmed development rather than an established policy shift. If corroborated, an app-store removal mechanism would represent a meaningful expansion of SPA's enforcement toolkit beyond the domain-blocking and payment-restriction measures already in active use against illegal operators.
Brazil · Question 09 of 11
Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
Mixed · Probable · Not reviewed · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · Back to full Brazil report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Brazil (BR) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | Not reviewed · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
A single secondary source reports that VPN usage among Brazilian gamblers rose 35% in Q1 2026 despite continued domain blocking of illegal betting sites, indicating that site-level enforcement alone has not fully suppressed access to unlicensed platforms. The same source reports that SPA is explorin…
Medida Provisória nº 1,394/2026 prohibits advertising, sponsorship and payments linked to fixed-odds betting as an integral part of the general prohibition on the activity, rather than as a separate platform-specific rule. No distribution-platform-specific development beyond this general advertising and sponsorship prohibition, such as app-store delisting or ISP-blocking orders, was evidenced. The prohibition on advertising and sponsorship took effect alongside the broader ban from the Measure's 25 September 2026 publication date.
Article 1 of MP 1.394/2026 prohibits advertising, marketing and sponsorship activity tied to fixed-odds betting, directly restricting the distribution channels, affiliate networks and sponsorship-intermediary arrangements that previously supported the licensed market's platform reach. This ban applies nationwide and took effect alongside the broader prohibition on 25 September 2026, creating an accessory-liability basis under the same article for parties engaged in affiliate marketing or acting as sponsorship intermediaries for fixed-odds betting operators.