The Mato Grosso do Sul lottery has been approved by the Legislative Assembly.

The Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul (ALEMS) approved this Wednesday (25), Bill 211/2020, which provides for the new Lottery of Mato Grosso do Sul (Lotesul).

The bill received 19 votes in favor and none against. On the same day, the project was also approved by the Constitution, Justice and Drafting Committee (CCJR).

The rapporteur for the proposal in the CCJR (Committee on Constitution, Justice and Drafting), Deputy Eduardo Rocha, presented an Amalgamating Amendment with a substitute to the proposal to combine and reconcile amendments No. 01 to 03 authored by Deputies Amarildo Cruz, Barbosinha, Coronel Davi and Mara Caseiro, altering the wording of article 2. (see the full text below with the changes in bold).

In July, before the legislative recess, Lotesul had already been presented to the House of Representatives, where it received two parliamentary amendments.

The bill amends State Law 4.640, of December 24, 2014. If approved, Lotesul will be recreated after 15 years.

Previously, the lottery was responsible for controlling bets and the types of games available in the state. This time, the execution – or delegation to third parties – will be the responsibility of the State Finance Secretariat (Sefaz).

According to the bill, the operation of lottery services will be limited to the territory of Mato Grosso do Sul and may not offer lottery modalities different from those available under federal law.

According to the law, bets can be placed through physical or virtual means.

Although limited to the territory of Mato Grosso do Sul, the virtual modality opens up the possibility of selling bets in other states of the Federation, since the bill only proposes that the seller of the bets be over 18 years of age and reside in the State.

Governor Reinaldo Azambuja's justification for presenting the project is that the funds raised from the bets will be used for social security.

In addition to funding programs for housing, sports, education, or social development. (With information from Correio do Estado )

Check out the full text of the substitute proposal approved by ALEMS:

211 / 2020 Bill

This law regulates the public lottery service of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, amends State Law No. 4.640, of December 24, 2014, and provides other measures.

The Governor of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul,

I hereby announce that the Legislative Assembly decrees and I sanction the following Law:

Article 1. The public lottery service of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul shall be executed by the State Executive Branch, through the State Secretariat of Finance (SEFAZ), which may operate it, directly or indirectly, in accordance with the provisions of this Law and regulations.

§ 1 The operation of the public lottery service referred to in the heading of this article shall be limited to the territory of Mato Grosso do Sul and shall strictly observe the same modalities defined by federal legislation, with the Executive Branch being prohibited from operating any lottery modality or products not authorized by the Union under federal law.

§2 In compliance with the provisions of the heading of this article, it shall be the exclusive responsibility of SEFAZ to authorize, permit, grant, accredit and establish partnerships with legal entities of public or private law, as the case may be, preceded by a bidding procedure, when applicable, as well as to control and supervise the operation of each modality, and the delegation of any of these acts is prohibited.

§3 For the collection of bets or sale of tickets, the use of physical or virtual means is permitted.

§4 The sale may only be made to a person of legal age and capacity, who is within the territorial limits of the State, in the case of physical means, or who declares residence in the State, in the case of the use of virtual means.

Article 2. Public funds derived from the operation of the public lottery service, including prizes unclaimed by winning bettors within the statute of limitations, shall be allocated to social security and the financing of programs in the areas of housing, sports, education, health , social and cultural development, and investments in public safety , in the manner to be regulated by an act of the State Executive Branch.

Sole paragraph. Of the resources provided for in the heading of this article, 50% (fifty percent) will be allocated to the financing of programs in the area of ​​housing.

Article 3. The Executive Branch is authorized to open, in the fiscal year of 2021, additional credits up to the limit of R$ 146.000,00 (one hundred and forty-six thousand reais), necessary for the fulfillment of this Law.

Article 4. The State Executive Branch will regulate the provisions of this Law, and the head of the State Finance Secretariat will issue the supplementary acts necessary for the execution of the State lottery service.

Article 5. Item XXXI is added to Article 15 of State Law No. 4.640, of December 24, 2014, with the following wording:

Art. 15. …………………

XXXI – the coordination and execution, directly or indirectly, of activities related to the State's public lottery service, in accordance with specific legislation” (NR)

Article 6. Laws No. 788 of December 4, 1987, and No. 2.873 of December 19, 2004, are hereby repealed.

Art. 7 This Lei comes into force on the date of its publication.

Large field,

Reinaldo Azambuja Silva

State governor