Law 13,756, of 2018, allocates the income from three contests per year, alternately, to the following entities: National Federation of Associations of Parents and Friends of the Disabled (Fenapaes), Brazilian Red Cross and National Federation of Pestalozzi Associations (Fenapestalozzi). The approved project increases to four the number of competitions with reverted income and now allocates the collection of one of them to AABR.
The contest's net income is the amount left over from what was raised, after paying prizes and taxes and deducting current and maintenance expenses. Senator Rogério Carvalho (PT-SE) defended the approval of the text during the CAE meeting. But he warned that the proposal could set a precedent for the inclusion of other entities in the Loteca apportionment.
“I'm not going to vote against it, but I think we need to reflect on the precedent we're setting. We are allocating resources from lotteries, which have a complementary role for general expenses of Social Security and nationwide entities, to an entity that has localized and specific action. Despite not voting against it, I think we need to be aware of projects of this nature,” he said.
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro highlighted the importance of ABBR, a non-profit entity, for the rehabilitation of children, adolescents and adults with physical disabilities. Founded in 1954, the Association currently sees 1,200 patients a day, 70% of them low-income, according to data provided by the entity.
Bill 3.071/2019 was approved with the report by Senator Irajá (PSD-TO), who had already been the rapporteur for the matter at the Social Affairs Commission (CAS). The only change made to the opinions of the two committees in relation to the original text was an adjustment in the wording of the menu to clarify the purpose of the project.
For Irajá, the inclusion of ABBR among the net income beneficiaries of an annual Loteca competition is “commendable.”
“The proposal will be able to support ABBR without withdrawing significant resources from lottery modalities, neither from Caixa, nor from the other beneficiaries,” Irajá says.
Source: Senate Agency
