This Wednesday (13), takes place the first meeting of the ‘Cycle of Debates on the Regulation of Sports Games, Lotteries and Entertainment’ of the OAB-RJ. The event begins at 2 pm with the opening of Álvaro Quintão (secretary general of the OAB-RJ), Paulo Horn (president of the Special Committee on Sports, Lottery and Entertainment Law of the OAB of Rio de Janeiro), Daniel Homem de Carvalho (president of the National OAB Gaming Commission), and Vania Siciliano Aieta (lawyer specialized in Electoral Law and president of the OAB Constitutional Law Commission).
The event, closed to the public, intends to analyze the current moment of the discussions on the regulation of sports betting and the progress of the bill 442/91, approved in the Chamber of Deputies and awaiting the decision of the President of the Senate regarding the processing rite that will take place in the House.
After the opening, Paulo Horn and lawyer Roberto Brasil Fernandes will share the meeting table to discuss the prejudice implicit in the denomination of “games of chance”.
Then, the president of Loteria do Maranhão, Jonathas Mendes Silva and lawyer Udo Seckelmann will discuss the current legal scenario in Brazil in the area of sports betting, with the mediation of Vitor Hugo de Almeida, from CEDJDLE.
Trajano Ribeiro, from the Constitutional Law Commission and CEDJDLE, will discuss with Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida, former president of Loterj and currently in charge of TurisRio, ‘who is interested in keeping gaming illegal,’ with moderation by Paulo Horn.
Electronic sports were also included in the first meeting of the debate cycle and will be attended by Bárbara Teles, regulatory and public affairs lawyer for Rei do Pitaco and secretary general of the OAB-DF Games Law Commission; Marcelo Matos, municipal secretary of science and technology in Rio de Janeiro; and Maurício Mendes, CEO of the Brazilian Confederation of Electronic Sports. The moderation will be in charge of Marcello Corrêa, from CEDJDLE.
At the end of the meeting, there will be the launch of the book “Brazil, you're broken because you want it”, by Luiz Carlos Prestes Filho, who pre-launched the publication last Monday (11), in Rio de Janeiro.
Schedule:
2 pm – Opening
Álvaro Quintão – Secretary General OAB-RJ
Daniel Homem de Carvalho – President of CEDJDLE Federal Council of OAB
Paulo Horn – President of CDEDJLE OAB-RJ
Vânia Siciliano Aieta – President of CDCON OAB-RJ
2:30 pm – The prejudice implicit in the denomination of “games of chance”
Paulo Horn – President of CDEDJLE OAB-RJ
oberto Brasil Fernandes – Brasil Fernandes Advogados
3:15 pm – Sports betting and the current legal scenario in Brazil
Jonathas Mendes Silva – President of Loteria do Maranhão
Udo Seckelmann – Lawyer for the Sports and Entertainment Law Team at the Bichara e Motta office
Vitor Hugo de Almeida – CEDJDLE OAB-RJ (moderator)
4:15 pm – Who is interested in keeping gaming illegal?
Trajano Ribeiro – CDCON and CEDJDLE OAB-RJ
Sergio Ricardo de Almeida – President of TurisRio
Paulo Horn – President of CDEDJLE OAB-RJ (moderator)
5:15 pm – Electronic sport as a social and economic instrument: the opportunities of Fantasy Sport
Bárbara Teles – Regulatory and public affairs lawyer for Rei do Pitaco and secretary general of the OAB-DF Games Commission
Marcelo Matos – Municipal Secretary of Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro
Maurício Mendes – CEO of the Brazilian Electronic Sports Confederation (CBDEL)
Marcello Corrêa – VP of CEDJDLE OAB-RJ (moderator)
6:15 pm – Launch of the book “Brazil, you are broken because you want”, by Luiz Carlos Prestes Filho.
Source: GMB
