Working group discusses legalizing gambling in Brazil.
The working group dealing with the legalization of gambling in Brazil has been meeting "almost every day" to present the proposal for regulating gambling to the Speaker of the House, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), by December 15th. The intention of the 10 deputies who make up the working group is to have the bill ready by this Thursday. The rapporteur is Deputy Felipe Carreras (PSB-PE).
Enough with the hypocrisy.
“The time has come to end the hypocrisy, to regulate something that, to a large extent, is already present in our country's culture,” stated Felipe Carreras. Furthermore, “when we talk about large international casinos, we are talking about billion-dollar investments, about projects that are successful in major nations. So the time has come to face this challenge that is before us, and we will work through dialogue, with solid arguments.”
Regulatory Framework for Games
The working group tasked with debating a Regulatory Framework for Gambling in Brazil, based on Bill PL-442/91, which has been under consideration in Parliament for 30 years, is finalizing its proposal. The group is coordinated by Congressman João Carlos Bacelar (Podemos-BA) and includes Augusto Coutinho (SD-PE), Marx Beltrão (PSD-AL), Leur Lomanto Júnior (DEM-BA), Herculano Passos (MDB-SP), Otávio Leite (PSDB-RJ), Bibo Nunes (PSL-RS), Newton Cardoso Jr. (MDB-MG), and Vermelho (PSD-PR).
Big breakthrough
Federal deputy Bibo Nunes (PSL) from Rio Grande do Sul, one of the group's members, believes that a major step has already been taken in the search for a definitive solution to the problem of gambling. In Latin America, only two countries do not have casinos: Brazil and Cuba, the deputy points out. Deputies and representatives of the tourism sector advocate for legalization so that gambling, which some call games of chance and others games of luck, can be brought out of the shadows.
The games already exist.
According to federal deputy Nereu Crispim (PSL) from Rio Grande do Sul, “gambling actually exists in the country, and the government is failing to collect revenue. We need to be calm and understand that if it's about legalizing labor, legalizing tax collection, and stimulating the economy and tourism, then we have to consider legalization.” The congressman emphasized that “we cannot allow this gambling sector that exists in Brazil today to finance organized crime.”
Projects in the Senate
In the Senate, PLS 186/2014 is awaiting deliberation by the plenary. The bill was authored by Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), currently the Chief of Staff, a staunch advocate for the legalization of gambling in Brazil.
More and more defenders every day.
The proposal to legalize gambling, or, as some call it, games of chance, continues to divide opinions in Parliament, but gains new supporters every day. The reopening of casinos in Brazil, so widely discussed in recent years after their closure by order of General Eurico Gaspar Dutra on April 30, 1946, is rumored to be happening now due to pressure from his wife, Dona Santinha, and they are expected to operate legally as they do in numerous other countries. ( Edgar Lisboa – Jornal do Comércio)
