Legislação
Brasil – Lula critica indústria de jogos online
By James - 27 de fevereiro de 2024
Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the online gambling sector at an event held on Friday, February 23 in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s president made comparisons between online gambling with the so-called “jogo do bicho,” (the animal game) o que é ilegal in Brazil. Talking during a Petrobras event at the Museum of Modern Art according to the president families in Brazil now spend as much as 14% of what they earn on online gambling.
“This country is curious: the jogo do bicho is still prohibited today, but everyone plays the jogo do bicho. What is more serious, worse than the game, are the 24-hour gambling advertisements on television, digital gambling . . .” he said.
The president not only took aim at the amount of sports betting advertising on television he also said, “As companies do not pay taxes yet, they are earning a lot and paying little.”
Lula stated that online gambling has no restrictions, allowing children aged 5 to 90 years old to participate. During his speech, Lula stated wrongly that that taxes on online betting had not been approved. In fact the taxes on online gambling were approved by the President in December and the Minister of Finance is now in the process of putting in place the final regulations before online gambling goes live later this year.
Muitas vezes descrito como o vício nacional do Brasil, o jogo do bicho continua a desempenhar um papel profundo na política brasileira. Fundado em 1892 pelo Barão de Drummond para promover um zoológico na periferia do Rio de Janeiro, cada ingresso do zoológico trazia a imagem de um animal.
Os ingressos logo foram colocados à venda em casas de apostas não oficiais ou “bicheiros” espalhados pela cidade. O governo municipal fez a sua primeira tentativa de encerrar o jogo pouco depois e este foi posteriormente banido pelo governo nacional, mas nada que o governo tenha feito foi capaz de o impedir. Hoje, estima-se que o jogo proporcione o sustento de até 400,000 pessoas.
The game is particularly popular in Rio de Janeiro where it is still controlled by criminal organisations. These illegal gambling mafias have long ties to politics, especially right wing politicians, during the military dictatorship wherein they cemented their control and expanded their network
