Mansueto Almeida, Secretary of the SEAE
"Finance studies a project so that sports betting arrives soon to Brazil"
The secretary of economic development, Mansueto de Almeida, reported that the Ministry is advancing a study to legalize online sports betting. 'It can be a very important gaming modelity in Brazil, nowadays people use internet sites hosted in other countries to play and the Government does not collect anything,' says Mansueto, who clarifies that it is also necessary to have an agency independent regulatory and oversight bodies.