Stake has secured a partial injunction from the Federal Court of São Paulo, allowing it to resume operations in Brazil until October 25. The order requires the company’s website to be unblocked and prevents authorities from treating its authorisation as terminated during that period, making the case the first favourable decision for a fixed-odds betting operator in the dispute over Provisional Measure 1.394/2026.
The ruling offers a short-term route back into the market, not a decision on whether Brazil’s wider betting shutdown is lawful. It also leaves Stake’s request to operate through the end of its existing licence unresolved.
A limited reprieve, not a long-term licence ruling
Stake’s lawsuit, filed by law firm Bichara e Motta, asked the court to suspend the effects of the provisional measure and allow the operator to continue until December 31, 2029, when its licence expires. Judge Cristiane Farias Rodrigues dos Santos of the 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo granted only part of that request.
Under the injunction, the platform can operate until October 25. Authorities must not treat Stake’s authorisation as already terminated, and the blocking of its website is suspended for the period covered by the order.
The date is significant because the measure itself sets October 25 as the deadline for operators’ licences to expire. The judge’s reasoning, as described in the court decision, was that the measure’s later termination date could not be brought forward by the administration.
Bichara e Motta described the decision as the first favourable ruling for a fixed-odds betting operator in the legal dispute over the measure. The firm said Stake’s request for permission to continue until its licence’s original expiry remains subject to a review of the case’s merits.
Twelve conditions govern Stake’s return
The injunction does not permit an unrestricted return to business. Stake must continue identifying bettors and preventing wagers by people barred under law, government programmes or regulatory controls; it must also block the use of social-programme funds for gambling and keep advertising away from children and teenagers.
The operator cannot launch new promotions or other initiatives intended to expand its user base. It must keep withdrawals available, maintain enough funds to cover outstanding player balances, preserve registration and financial records, and continue submitting reports required by regulators.
The remaining conditions restrict Stake to authorised domains and prohibit using the court order to legitimise clandestine operators or third parties misusing its brand. The company must also maintain measures against fraud, counterfeiting, trademark misuse and unauthorised operators.
Together, the terms make the reprieve conditional on continued player safeguards and regulatory compliance. The order restores a narrow operating window while placing clear limits on marketing and customer acquisition.
Brazil’s wider betting ban remains contested
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva imposed the online gambling ban through a provisional measure in late September. Stake’s case challenges the effects of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, but the São Paulo court’s ruling does not decide the legality of the measure itself.
Two of Brazil’s main gambling trade bodies have asked the Supreme Federal Court to overturn the ban. At the time of the ruling, it was not clear when the court would decide on the broader challenge.
The injunction applies to Stake and does not establish that other operators can resume under the same terms. The broader Brazilian betting ban has prompted a wider market dispute, while legal challenges to Brazil’s betting framework continue alongside Stake’s individual case.
Stake’s immediate permission runs only to October 25, unless the court changes its order. Whether the operator can remain active beyond that date depends on the unresolved merits of its case and the progress of the broader challenge to Lula’s measure; a separate lawsuit concerning gambling regulation in Brazil adds to the legal scrutiny facing the market.
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