MAR 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 - 09:21hs.
BHLlot

Belo Horizonte City Hall formalizes creation of its municipal lottery

Belo Horizonte (BH) will have a municipal lottery, called BHLot. The law, published in the Official Gazette of the Municipality this Saturday (15th), intends to increase municipal collection for the financing of social assistance through the exploitation of any lottery modality provided for in federal law 13,756, of 2018.

In addition, human rights, sport, culture, health and public safety projects will be covered. Sales will possibly take place electronically and online. The new norm originates from a bill by councilor Juliano Lopes.

Still according to the law sanctioned by Mayor Fuad Noman, the BH lottery will be in charge of the Municipal Secretariat for Economic Development (SMDE) or will be managed through partnership, concession or permission. They will be responsible for raffle plans, provision of equipment, distribution, sales, publicity, payment of prizes, collection and security against tampering or contracting of tickets.

If there is no payment of taxes or income destined for social assistance, as well as non-payment and/or delivery of prizes, after being notified, the executor must pay to the Municipal Social Assistance Fund, as a fine, the equivalent of 20 (twenty) times the defaulted amount, the concession being suspended until proof of its regularization and, in case of recurrence, the contracted company will have its delegation cancelled.

Source: Estado de Minas