To ensure compliance with the law if the bill is approved, operators must implement mechanisms for automatically identifying beneficiaries of social programs by cross-referencing data with the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (CadÚnico) and other relevant databases.
They must also immediately block CPFs registered in social programs when attempting to register or place a bet.
To ensure that operators comply with this requirement, the Ministry of Finance must establish deadlines, methodologies and penalties applicable to companies that fail to comply with these obligations.
If the beneficiary uses the program money for betting, the benefit will be suspended for up to 12 months.
In his justification, the senator points to data released by the Central Bank that approximately 20% of Bolsa Família funds were used for sports betting.
“The project aims to protect economically vulnerable citizens, beneficiaries of social programs and subsistence grants, against the financial, social and family damages arising from the online betting market,” Lucas said.
The senator also states that 86% of bettors have debts and 64% face credit restrictions, according to a survey by the Locomotiva Institute. “These figures show that betting often turns into a cycle of impoverishment and debt, worsening the vulnerability of the neediest families,” he concludes.
Source: GMB
