Stake Brazil's lawyers will seek a review of the ruling by the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region (TRF-3), which on October 9 suspended their license to operate. iGaming Business reports this. Other outlets we checked say less about Stake's plans: they describe the reversal itself, but report no new steps by the operator. We did not find details of the appeal, so the text does not include them.
Several outlets confirm the timeline. On October 8, federal judge Cristiana Farias Rodrigues dos Santos of the 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo allowed Stake to keep operating until October 25, 2026. The operator returned, but on October 9 TRF-3 President Luis Antonio Gonzaga di Salvo suspended that decision at the request of the Attorney General's Office (AGU). The website and app went offline again on October 10.
The court agreed with the AGU: an exemption for a single operator creates inequality in applying Provisional Measure No. 1394/2026, and more similar lawsuits could follow. The suspension remains in force until a final decision in the case or until a new decision by the court's president.
The first-instance ruling was partial. Stake asked for permission to operate until December 31, 2029, when its license expires, and was refused. The conditions were strict: keep user identification and withdrawal funds accessible, and do not launch new promotional campaigns.
The wider picture matters more for the market. Three lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the measure are pending before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) (ADI 8024, 8027 and 8028), and Minister Luis Fux is handling them. There is no ruling on them yet, so licensed operators remain under restrictions for now. According to outlets, the ANJL association filed a collective lawsuit on behalf of 32 operators in Brasília. We found no outcome for it.
What to watch next: whether Stake files an appeal and in which court, whether the STF ruling changes anything, and what happens on October 25, when the term of the revoked permit was due to end. We did not find official court documents in the public domain, so the dates and wording are taken from outlets' accounts.
