CDA Gaming has won an injunction restoring its licence in Brazil. Judge Adriana Pileggi of TRF-3 said the abrupt end of authorisations under MP 1.394 breached legal certainty, reasonableness and proportionality. Betsul, Casa de Apostas and Jogo Online may operate until a final ruling, though only one site is live.
Brazil betting is getting a partial reversal. A TRF-3 judge provisionally lifted the ban on CDA Gaming’s three brands — Betsul, Casa de Apostas and Jogo Online — until a final judgment. Only Casa de Apostas is working; Betsul shows a restoration notice but does not load, and Jogo Online redirects to brasilsembets.com.
- The Injunction Against Brazil’s Betting Ban
- Pileggi’s Attack on MP 1.394
- The Three Brands’ Uneven Return
- What Comes Next in the Case
CDA Gaming has won an injunction against Brazil’s MP 1.394. Federal judge Adriana Pileggi of the 3rd Panel at the Regional Federal Court of the 3rd Region provisionally restored the company’s authorisation, meaning its three brands can operate again until a final judgment. The move cuts short an order that had suspended operations across the regulated market.
CDA Gaming received its licence from the Secretariat for Prizes and Betting in February 2025. Ordinance SPA/MF 255/2025 authorised all three brands: Betsul, Casa de Apostas and Jogo Online. The company says it had complied with the rules while the ban was in force.
The Injunction Against Brazil’s Betting Ban
Pileggi heard challenges to two things: the abrupt end of CDA Gaming’s authorisation and the ban on betting operations itself. She ruled in the company’s favour. Ending authorisations so quickly “causes harm to the authorised parties”, she said, because it disregards the “constitutional principles of legal certainty, reasonableness and proportionality”.
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The ruling does not end the MP 1.394 case. It restores the brands provisionally, on the assumption that the final judgment will support CDA Gaming. The company can operate in Brazil while the higher courts work out what happens next.
Pileggi’s Attack on MP 1.394
The judge did not accept the MP’s stated grounds, which were public health, consumer protection and the welfare of children, adolescents and families. Her response was dismissive. “Well, if that were the case, this Provisional Measure would be a miracle – it would solve everything!” she wrote. “Obviously, such an approach is unacceptable from a legal standpoint.”
Pileggi also ordered the restoration of the operational, financial and payment services the company needs to run its books, take deposits and settle player withdrawals. That detail matters more than the headline: a licence means nothing if operators cannot move money.
The Three Brands’ Uneven Return
The decision came at 7pm UK time on Wednesday, 4 November. Checking the sites at 4pm Brazilian time, only Casa de Apostas was actually online. Betsul displayed a notice saying its operations had been restored under the court decision, but the site remained non-functional. Jogo Online kept redirecting users to brasilsembets.com, a domain linked to the MP 1.394 framework.
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What Comes Next in the Case
The injunction is provisional, which means it can be reversed by a final judgment. Pileggi’s reasoning was clear on that point: the brands may return “until a final judgment is reached in the case”. The question now is whether the court that issued the original ban will uphold it, and how the MP 1.394 framework handles this outcome.
The practical problem is immediate. If Betsul and Jogo Online cannot be brought back online quickly, CDA Gaming will have a licence it cannot use, and players who expected their accounts to work will have no way to access them. The restoration of operational, financial and payment services is the part of the ruling that matters most to the market.
For the wider Brazilian market, the ruling is a warning to operators under the same regime. A licence issued in February 2025 was suspended within days, and a court can now lift that suspension on constitutional grounds. Following this, the regulatory fight is about as much legal as it is operational.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did CDA Gaming win?
A provisional injunction from TRF-3 judge Adriana Pileggi restored CDA Gaming’s licence and its three brands, Betsul, Casa de Apostas and Jogo Online. The decision also requires the company’s operational, financial and payment services to be brought back.
Why did the judge rule in CDA’s favour?
Pileggi found that ending the authorisations so quickly breaches the constitutional principles of legal certainty, reasonableness and proportionality. She also rejected MP 1.394’s public health and family protection justification as an unacceptable legal approach.
Which of the three brands can operate?
Only Casa de Apostas is live. Betsul shows a restoration notice but is not working, while Jogo Online redirects to brasilsembets.com. The court decision allows all three brands to operate, but the sites need to be fixed before they can take bets.
What does MP 1.394 do?
MP 1.394 prohibited betting operations in Brazil and cut short authorisations issued under the regulated market, including CDA Gaming’s licence from February 2025. It is the law the court used to suspend operations before the injunction.
Is the injunction final?
No. The ruling is provisional, so it stays in force only until a final judgment is issued in the case. The brands may return, but a higher court can reverse the decision and keep MP 1.394’s effects on the Brazilian betting market.
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