The president of Brazil’s Federal Regional Court for the 3rd Region (TRF-3), Luís Antonio Johonsom di Salvo, suspended an injunction that had allowed CDA Gaming to resume operating Casa de Apostas, Betsul and Jogo Online. The decision granted a request from the Attorney General’s Office (AGU) and leaves the platforms unable to operate while the underlying case proceeds.¹

The central contrast in the case is between regulatory consistency and the company’s claimed reliance on a federal licence. Di Salvo concluded that keeping the exception in place could cause serious harm to administrative public order and legal certainty. He said the injunction created “a scenario of regulatory instability incompatible with the management of a nationwide public policy,” potentially undermining coherent government action.²

That reasoning aligns the CDA Gaming case with an earlier ruling involving Stake Brasil, which the court president also stopped from operating. The court’s view is that companies subject to the same restrictions should not receive different treatment through interim orders, particularly while the broader rules are under review.³

The earlier ruling by federal judge Adriana Pileggi took the opposite starting point. It temporarily exempted CDA Gaming from the effects of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, noting that the company had paid R$30 million for an authorisation to offer fixed-odds betting, valid until December 31, 2029. The company argued that ending the authorisation without compensation would impose losses and conflict with legal certainty, reasonableness and proportionality.²

Di Salvo’s suspension remains in force until the original action reaches final judgment or the TRF-3 presidency issues a new decision. The wider prohibition on betting remains politically and legally contested: the measure requires congressional approval to stay in force, while its constitutionality is also before Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.³