CDA Gaming Was Back in Brazil, but not for Long

The reversal came just days after a November 3 ruling restored CDA’s authorisation. Casa de Apostas had resumed betting by November 5, as 15M reported. The other two brands had not been confirmed operational.

Two Court Victories, Two Reversals

Judge Adriana Pileggi’s earlier order covered more than CDA’s betting licence. It also called for the restoration of operational, financial and payment services.

Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) challenged the exemption. TRF3 President Johonsom Di Salvo then applied the same suspension mechanism used against Stake Brazil in October.

Two operators had secured temporary permission to resume betting. Both saw that permission withdrawn following government intervention.

Di Salvo argued that exemptions for individual companies could undermine consistent enforcement of the nationwide ban. The CDA suspension remains in place until a final judgment in the underlying case or another decision by the TRF3 presidency.

Payment and Affiliate Partners Face the Same Uncertainty

For CDA, the earlier injunction had reopened access to payment infrastructure. Its suspension puts that legal basis for processing new bets back out of reach.

Payment providers must reassess transaction processing. Affiliates and gaming suppliers face similar questions over campaigns, contracts and services that might have been restarted during the brief reprieve.

There is a separate issue with player funds. CDA had previously sought access to banking and back-office systems to handle refunds even if betting remained prohibited. The latest ruling does not establish new procedures for those payments.

The constitutionality of Brazil’s betting ban remains under review by the Supreme Federal Court (STF). CDA’s latest setback leaves individual injunctions looking like a fragile route back into the market.