The Order of the Day of the Joint Session of the National Congress should analyze next Wednesday (24), at 7 pm, President Lula's vetoes to Law 14,790/2023, which regulates sports betting and online games in Brazil.
After the presidential sanction, the Civil House sent message 749/2023 to the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), indicating the reasons for the vetoes on three paragraphs dealing with taxation of bettors and another three on commercial promotions.
In the reasons given for the veto on taxation of bettors, the message stated:
“The maintenance of §§1 and 3 of art. 31 of the Bill would give rise to Income Tax taxation different from that found in other lottery modalities, thus creating a distinction in tax conduct without a motivating reason for it. Furthermore, the maintenance of §2 of art. 31 of the PL would also go against tax equality, under the terms of art. 150, II, of the Federal Constitution, as it would introduce a logic of exemption from Income Tax in disagreement with the existing ordinary rules within the scope of receiving lottery prizes in general, established by art. 56 of Law No. 11,941, of 2008.”
The paragraphs provided for the collection of Income Tax on bettors' winnings that exceeded R$2,100 (US$ 400) annually, including gains and losses, that is, the net result of all bets.
Presidential vetoes block the agenda of the National Congress and no matter can be considered before they are accepted or rejected in the Plenary, as determined by § 6 of art. 66 of the Federal Constitution.
Since March 3rd, the deadline in accordance with the Internal Regulations of the National Congress, Veto 49/2023 began to block the agenda.
To reject vetoes, an absolute majority of votes from deputies and senators is required, that is, 257 votes from deputies and 41 from senators, computed separately. If a lower number of votes for rejection are recorded in one of the Houses, the veto is maintained.
As soon as the vetoes are deliberated, the corresponding parts of the project are sent for promulgation by the President of the Republic, who has 48 hours to do so. If it does not do so within this period, it will be up to the president of the Senate to promulgate the law.
Source: GMB
