The congressman justifies that the Caixa Lotteries allocate almost 40% of resources for financing public policies aimed at education, health, sports, culture and public safety.
"The allocation of this share of lottery recipes for the purchase of these high-cost drugs is fully acceptable given the survival needs of those who suffer from rare diseases, especially low-income Brazilians, who are unable to buy the medicines," stated Ribeiro.
Last year alone, lottery revenue broke a record, reaching R$ 17.1 billion, according to data from Caixa, and in the case of the FNS, it received around R$ 4.66 billion.
Bill 2051/21 determines that at least 10% of the amount received by the National Health Fund (FNS) from lottery collections will be used to purchase high-cost medicines to care for children with rare diseases. The text is being processed in the Chamber of Deputies.
“The Caixa lotteries allocate almost 40% of their resources to finance public policies in education, health, sports, culture and public security,” said the author of the proposal, deputy Julio Cesar Ribeiro (Republicanos-DF). The text amends Law 13.756/18, which deals with collection with official lotteries.
The bill is being processed conclusively and will be analyzed by the Social Security and Family commissions; of Finance and Taxation; and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.
Source: GMB
