The city council of Uberlândia, in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, is reviewing a bill that would ban betting platform advertising across municipal buildings and public spaces.
It was introduced by Councilwoman Liza Prado in response to the expansion of fixed-odds betting in the city. The measure would prohibit any form of betting platform advertising on movable and immovable property belonging to the public administration.
Its scope would extend beyond municipal buildings to include public service locations, squares, parks and events that receive municipal funding or official support.
According to the bill's stated rationale, the proposal is intended to limit continued exposure of the population to betting advertising and reduce the risk of financial indebtedness linked to gambling.
The bill has not yet been voted on by the full council. Its progress would follow the standard legislative process in Uberlândia before any prohibition could take effect.
The proposal adds to a series of measures municipalities across Minas Gerais have pursued this year targeting betting advertisements in public spaces. In Uberlândia itself, the city government sanctioned a separate law in late 2025 restricting betting ads on urban infrastructure such as bus stops and public clocks, requiring any advertising use of that infrastructure to go through a bidding process and technical review.
The nearby city of Uberaba has also approved a measure barring betting advertising near sports, cultural and educational facilities and on public transit infrastructure.
In Belo Horizonte, the state capital, a bill restricting betting advertising and barring contracts between betting operators and the public administration was scheduled for a final council vote in early August, following a mayoral decree that had already imposed similar restrictions administratively.
Minas Gerais is Brazil's second most populous state and one of the country's largest regulated gambling markets by population
