In the request, Izalci Lucas says that the CPI should hear Ricardo Liáo, president of Coaf, due to the role that the agency will play in monitoring betting – one of the concerns of the commission members is the potential use of these companies for money laundering.
Also a member of the CPI, Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) will request the lifting of the confidentiality of the alleged beneficiaries of social programs who used the money to bet on betting.
A Central Bank report from August of this year suggests that some of the payments are much higher than what the beneficiaries could afford, which raised questions about possible fraud.
In the report, the Central Bank says that 5 million beneficiaries spent R$3 billion (US$ 517bn) on betting in August. However, the average spending is R$100 (US$ 17). In other words, half of the people spent up to that amount, totaling R$250 million (US$ 43m).
The remaining R$2.75 billion (US$ 475m) was spent by 2.5 million people, or R$1,100 (US$ 190) each, much more than the average value of the social assistance program ‘Bolsa Familia’.
Source: Coluna do Estadão
