A Brazilian federal appeals judge has provisionally restored the betting authorization held by operator CDA Gaming, but its three websites had not returned online when the ruling was reported late on November 3.
The order, signed by Judge Adriana Pileggi of the 3rd Region Federal Regional Court (TRF3) on November 3, covers Casa de Apostas, Betsul and Jogo Online. It sets aside the effect of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 on CDA Gaming while its legal challenge proceeds in a lower court.
The judge also directed the restoration of the domains and the operational, financial and payment services needed to conduct authorized betting. Sporting News Brasil reported that the sites remained offline at publication. The distinction leaves a practical question over when CDA Gaming can resume taking bets.
CDA Gaming's authorization was granted by the Ministry of Finance's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting under Ordinance SPA/MF 255/2025 and was due to run until December 31, 2029. In its case, the operator said it paid BR$30m (US$5.46m) for the license before the Brazilian Government brought the approval to an early end.
Brazil's licensing scheme permits one authorized company to operate up to three brands under a single approval, bringing all three CDA Gaming platforms within the order.
Pileggi cited the short implementation period and the absence of a provision to refund license fees or compensate affected operators. She said those features raised questions of legal certainty, proportionality and reasonableness.
The interim relief is confined to CDA Gaming and remains subject to a final ruling or another court order. The operator remains under regulatory supervision.
The nationwide measure bars the operation, offer, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds bets, including sports wagers and online casino games. Authorized betting sites were required to go offline on October 6 and the Government set a timetable for returning customer balances. The ban remains in force for the wider industry.
A recap of the hearing and related coverage is available on the Brazil betting ban: Supreme Court hearing live page.
On October 12, a federal appeals court removed Stake Brasil's temporary exemption from the betting ban after the Attorney General's Office challenged it. The latest order concerns a different operator and remains provisional.
The provisional measure allows a BR$200,000 daily fine for breaches of its customer-balance return rules
