During the meeting, Dornelles reaffirmed
the position of the MP regarding the exploitation of games of chance. "Our
position, defended many times through the complaints presented and appeals
filed in the courts, is due to the illegality of this type of activity.
Therefore, we recommend to the entrepreneur that he does not inaugurate the
space at this time and in these conditions, because, due to lack of permits or
by the type of activity announced, except for a judicial decision that
authorizes, for us it is an illegal venue that should be closed," he said.
The company responsible for Winfil is based on some decisions of the Criminal
Appeals Court of the Special Criminal Courts of the Judiciary of Rio Grande do
Sul and one of the Federal Supreme Court that acquitted first-degree convicted
criminals for gambling. The understanding, in these cases, both of the gauchos
judges, and of the STF minister, is that gaming does not characterize illicit
conduct and that a penalty would be unconstitutional.
However, according to the advisor of the Prosecutor's Office of MP, João Pedro
Xavier, after a decision of the Federal Supreme Court Justice Minister, Luiz
Edson Fachin, most of these acquittals were reversed and the defendants were
sentenced. The minister received an appeal from the gaucho MP, saying that
gambling is harmful to public health, as it can lead to compulsion, and in many
cases, it is linked to crimes such as money laundering, criminal association
and even drug trafficking.
Also attending the meeting on Wednesday were the coordinators of the Criminal
Operational Support Centers, Luciano Vaccaro, and Civil, José Seabra Mendes
Júnior.
