Request 13/2023, from the Tourism Commission (CTUR), which seeks to discuss the legalization of casinos and betting in Brazil, was approved this Wednesday (19), at a CTUR meeting. The creation of the subcommittee within the scope of the CTUR was proposed by federal deputies Washington Quaquá (PT-RJ) and Ricardo Abrão (União-RJ).
"The Brazilian State stopped collecting billions of reales in taxes and fees, which could finance public policies in areas such as tourism, culture, sport and leisure," says Quaquá. He also recalls that sports betting sites widely advertise their services, and even sponsor football teams and events.
Ricardo Abrão recalled that “many Brazilians travel abroad to play in casinos – and could very well have fun (and spend) in Brazil.”
When requesting the creation of the subcommittee, the deputies stated that the objective “is to study the legalization of gambling in Brazil, a theme that was on the rise in the last legislature, but lost traction.” With this, they “hope to accelerate the debate and propose legislative alternatives.”
In the justification presented, the deputies also recall that “the discussion about the legalization of gambling in Brazil is back on the scene again, online betting has been gaining market share and fans in our country, many of these bookmakers have been advertising on radios and TV, sponsoring sports clubs, sporting events and other forms of sponsorship.”
Both reinforce in the document presented to CTUR that “the great debate is that in more than 80 years of the prohibition of the exploitation of the activity in Brazil, it is evident that the prohibition did not end with the games and the Brazilian State stopped collecting billions of reales in taxes, and taxes that could finance public policies in the most diverse areas, including tourism, culture, sport, leisure, among others.”
Source: GMB
