“It is not new that lottery prizes have been used as an instrument for money laundering in Brazil. This practice, which has already been the subject of a series of investigations by different authorities, has not yet been properly tackled. We need to restrict this possibility of money laundering,” argues the senator.
According to Metro 1 portal, the identification of the bettor would become mandatory, as well as that of whoever is going to receive the prize. In a situation where the CPFs are different, the text of the project says that both must be identified and present a justification for the replacement of the original bettor. This information must be sent to the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf).
The rapporteur for the matter is Senator Rogério Carvalho (PT-SE). If the text is approved by the commission, it can go straight to the Chamber of Deputies.
Source: Agência Senado
