The text is part of the Senate's list of priority votes in the next three weeks, which will precede the parliamentary recess that begins on December 23. The agenda was defined at a meeting of leaders on Thursday (26).
President Rodrigo Pacheco stated that several members of parliament requested that the bill be included in the House's agenda by the end of this year. The senator also assessed that the "critical" scenario regarding online sports betting boosted the defense that the Senate needed to take a position on other games of chance.
"It is something that has already come from the House, has the support of the government, support from various segments. And the Senate needs to decide whether to approve it or not. For this reason, several senators requested, at the leaders' meeting, that it be submitted to the plenary, especially since it has already been considered by the CCJ," said the senator.
The text was already approved by the House in 2022 and faced obstacles during its passage through the Senate. Resistance from conservative members of parliament and social movements led to a series of postponements in the discussion of the text. Recent investigations into online sports betting also caused the proposal to be postponed.
The bill authorizes the practice and operation of casinos, bingo, jogo do bicho and horse racing betting in Brazil.
If approved as it stands by the Senate Plenary, the bill will be sent to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for approval – since there were no changes to the text by the senators.
Source: GMB
