MP das Bets committee could be installed in Congress next week

The joint committee responsible for evaluating the provisional measure that bans sports betting and online gaming in Brazil could be installed next week. However, the government’s support base intends to keep the text entirely intact. In other words, without allowing room for sports betting to continue, as proposed by some amendments submitted to the measure. The information was announced on Thursday (5th) by the government’s leader in the National Congress, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues. According to Randolfe, the goal is to speak with Senate President Davi Alcolumbre and Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta this weekend to establish the installation of the committee and the appointment of its members. “I will try to have it installed next week,” the senator said. Regarding the possibility of amending the measure to allow sports betting to continue while banning only online gaming, Randolfe rejected any chance of a deal. “There is no agreement on anything. The government’s intention is to approve the provisional measure in full, as it stands. We will work toward that,” he stated. When the vote on the MP das Bets should take place In addition to installing the joint committee, the government intends to complete the vote on the MP das Bets in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate still in 2026. Randolfe acknowledged, however, that review of the measure may be pushed to 2027 if it is not possible to complete all stages of the legislative process before the parliamentary recess. “The government is working on the possibility of voting on the MP this year. The priority would be to vote in the joint committee, then in the Chamber, then in the Senate,” he said. Finally, the senator noted that the choice of committee chair will also depend on discussions with Motta and Alcolumbre. Treasury acknowledges lack of studies on the impact of the ban and that the budget will need adjustments This Thursday, Finance Minister Dario Durigan acknowledged that the ban will result in a decrease in projected Selective Tax revenue in 2027. This is because bets were included in the initial proposal, which will need adjustments given the suspension of the sector’s activities. Given the loss of previously projected revenue, the minister stated that the government will need to accommodate the impact in the 2027 budget planning. The budget proposal is still to be voted on by the National Congress. In addition, in response to a request (18800.145984/2026-44) made under the Access to Information Law (LAI), the ministry acknowledged that no studies, technical notes, opinions, reports, or other documents specifically aimed at assessing the economic, fiscal, regulatory, or social impacts of a potential total or partial ban on fixed-odds betting, online gaming, or related advertising were identified. The Ministry of Finance also stated that formulating such estimates would require building hypothetical scenarios, defining economic and behavioral assumptions, and conducting multidisciplinary technical studies that do not yet exist. O post MP das Bets committee could be installed in Congress next week apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.