Senate Bill No. 472 of 2006, authored by the Bingo CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry).

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Senate Bill No. 278 of 2006

It authorizes the Federated States and the Federal District to operate lotteries.

 

The National Congress decrees:

 

Article 1 – The Federated States and the Federal District are authorized to operate lotteries, as a form of public service, within their territories, subject to the conditions established in this Law.

Sole paragraph – The operation of lotteries by the States may be carried out directly or through concession.

Article 2 – Lotteries created by the States and the Federal District will be subject to prior approval by Caixa Econômica Federal, in accordance with the requirements established in the regulations of this Law.

Sole paragraph – Lotteries with characteristics similar to lottery products operated by Caixa Econômica Federal will not be approved.

Article 3 – Of the proceeds from lotteries operated by the States and the Federal District, at least 25% (twenty-five percent) shall be allocated to the promotion of sports, social security and other social programs of public interest, in accordance with the regulations of this Law.

Sole paragraph – The States and the Federal District must render accounts of the resources applied in accordance with the provisions of the heading of this article to Caixa Econômica Federal.

Article 4 – The gross prize money for lotteries operated by the States and the Federal District shall not be less than 45% (forty-five percent) of the revenue collected.

Article 5 – This Law shall enter into force on the date of its application.

Bingo CPI

"Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI), created through Request No. 245 of 2004, to 'investigate and ascertain the use of bingo halls for the practice of money laundering or concealment of assets, rights and values, as well as the relationship of these halls and the companies holding betting concessions with organized crime'."

Proposal included in the Approved Final Report. 

The following senators signed the bill: Efraim Morais, Garibaldi Alves Filho, Juvêncio da Fonseca, José Jorge, Eduardo Suplicy, Romero Jucá, Leomar Quintanilha, Wellington Salgado, Augusto Botelho, Álvaro Dias, Valdir Raupp, Antonio Carlos Magalhães, Heráclito Fortes, and Magno Malta.