SÁB 20 DE ABRIL DE 2024 - 06:27hs.
With 200 deputies

Brazilian House relaunches Parliamentary Front in Defense of the Lottery

The Parliamentary Front in Defense of Lottery, an entity with about 200 deputies who defended changes in the contractual relationship between the owners of the lottery stores and the Caixa Econômica Federal, was re-launched on Wednesday in Brazil’s Chamber. The Front is coordinated by Deputy Weliton Prado (Pros-MG), which advocates legislative changes to benefit a sector present in 96% of the country’s municipalities.

"The lottery retailers are in a situation of penury, facing many problems. The remuneration is low in relation to the rates and the collection of games," said Deputy Weliton Prado.

One of the alternatives pointed out by the deputy is to transform into law the contractual relationship between the network of lottery retailers and Caixa Econômica Federal.

"Today they are in legal uncertainty, subject to changes in Caixa's rules," he explained. Another option, according to him, is to study the feasibility of diversifying the activities of the retailers, with electronic games, for example.

Romero Nascimento, representative of lottery retailers, goes in the same line. "There is already a draft bill to regulate the contracts, which can be closed by Caixa at any time," he said.

Source: GMB