Data obtained by BNLData via the Access to Information Law shows that betting generated R$ 912,5 million for public security in 17 months; Provisional Measure 1.394 eliminated the source 57 days after Lula sanctioned a law that expanded the transfer to the Federal Police.
The proposal to connect with fans emerges in the week that Flamengo and Fluminense decide to protest on their jerseys, and in which Caixa negotiates sponsorship, naming rights, and an instant lottery with the club of the president.
Juventude's president, Fábio Pizzamiglio, highlighted that these measures could generate impacts that go beyond direct sponsorships to the clubs.
President says gambling “has become a disgrace for poor people” hours after a poll showed Flávio Bolsonaro with 52% of valid votes; among evangelicals, the target of the measure, the senator wins by 69% to 25%.
The judge of the 21st Federal Civil Court understood that the provisional measure and the SPA ordinance are general and abstract norms, and that a writ of mandamus is not applicable against a law in theory.
Minister Dario Durigan treats deposits as losses, citing R$ 650 million per day; up to 89% was returned to the bettor, and the government received up to 1,8 times the operators' profit. Check how much the bettor, the government, and the operating companies kept.
A judge from the 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo granted a partial injunction, suspending the redirection of the stake.bet.br domain and imposing 12 conditions on the operator; the request to operate until 2029 was denied; see the full decision.
The First Lady, cited by members of the Workers' Party as the main guarantor of the ban, acknowledged in a meeting with artists that the measure did not resonate with voters. Government supporters are already admitting that the decision has done more harm than good, but the Presidential Palace is not backing down.
