Overview
- Paulo Pimenta, who filed PL 2,258/2026 on Thursday, seeks to outlaw online casino‑style games whose results come from platform algorithms and to bar their advertising nationwide.
- The ban would cover domestic and foreign sites accessible in Brazil regardless of currency, access method, or payment system, and it would void any contracts or licenses that conflict with the rule.
- Fixed‑odds sports betting tied to real events would remain legal, and the text argues algorithmic games differ because players face the operator’s own system with no independent way to verify results.
- The justification cites CNC data that Brazilians sent about R$240 billion to betting platforms in 2024 and Central Bank figures that 5 million Bolsa Família recipients moved R$3 billion via Pix to these sites in August 2024.
- The proposal rolls back part of the 2023 bets law and now awaits the Chamber’s board to route it to committees, with constitutional and enforcement questions, including STF Theme 924, likely to shape the debate.