The City Council of Birigui (SP) approved on Tuesday night (11) the Executive's Bill that creates the Municipal Lottery in the city. Authored by Mayor Samanta Borini, the proposal was presented as a way to inject resources into the municipal coffers and pointed out as an "innovative solution" to expand investments in the city of almost 120,000 inhabitants.
Now, the city will promote the phase of technical, legal and economic studies to define the operating model, by concession or directly by the city hall. The project defined that the revenue obtained must be used obligatorily in health, education, security, social assistance, culture and sports. The Executive will have 90 days to regulate the new law and start the implementation process.
In Santa Catarina
The City Council of Forquilhinha, in Santa Catarina, also approved an Executive project authorizing the creation of the Municipal Lottery Public Service. The initiative aims to increase the municipality's own revenues without raising taxes.
These resources will be allocated to essential areas such as health, education, social assistance, culture, sports, and security, in addition to contributing to the reduction of the actuarial deficit of the Public Pension System (RPPS).
The project, authored by the Executive Branch, establishes that the Municipal Lottery may be operated directly by the City Hall or under a concession regime, through bidding, and will encompass physical and digital modalities, in accordance with federal regulations.
The proposal also defines that the Secretariats of Administration and Finance will be responsible for the regulation, control, and supervision of the service, ensuring transparency, security, and efficient management of the collected resources.
The two cities join more than 70 that have already approved laws to implement their municipal lotteries, a movement that was reinforced by the Supreme Federal Court's (STF) decision to end the Union's monopoly on lottery operations.
The role of municipalities was not contemplated in the STF's decision, which only allowed "States" and the "Federal District," as "federated" entities. Municipalities are taking advantage of the understanding that they are also "federated entities" and have the prerogative to have their own lotteries.
Source: GMB
