The reasons why President João Figueiredo did not legalize casinos.

Businessman Ciro Batelli, who would later settle in Las Vegas and was a longtime advocate for the legalization of gambling in Brazil, once met then-President João Figueiredo at the Cad'Oro Hotel in São Paulo.

The general put his arm around his shoulder to offer an explanation and make a confession: “I have seen you giving dignity to what you defend. I am not against casinos,” reveals columnist Claudio Humberto in Poder Sem Pudor.

"The military doesn't earn as much as they say, that's why I've never been to a casino. I'm against it for convenience. If it's approved, I'll have to give 419 casinos to the 419 sons of bitches in the Chamber of Deputies! That's why I'm against it." Currently, the Chamber has 513.