JUE 9 DE MAYO DE 2024 - 10:18hs.
Eunicio Oliveira

Brazilian Senate President says gambling project has to benefit society

The President of the Brazilian Senate, Eunicio Oliveira, said on Wednesday that the bill extending legalization of gambling 'only makes sense if taxes are to benefit society.' PLS 186/2014, by Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), authorizes the exploitation of online or face-to-face games throughout the national territory.

The matter is in the Commission of Constitution, Justice and Citizenship and the president of the CCJ, Edison Lobão, marked the voting of the project for the next Wednesday (6).

According to Oliveira, "it is a matter like so many others that are in the House". It is not a priority agenda of Congress.

“If it is only to legalize the business world that lives in the clandestine, it does not have sense the agenda. It only makes sense if taxes are tied to a system that will benefit society such as public safety and health," he said.

Oliveira also commented that if this legalized segment generates employment and income for society and generates taxes for these two areas that concern Brazilian society, he would not have difficulty to include it in the agenda, but said that the final decision is the Plenary.

Source: GMB / Senate Agency