Tag Archives: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Sessão do Congresso Nacional sobre vetos do presidente brasileiro é adiada
A sessão do Congresso Nacional que analisaria os vetos do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva às propostas aprovadas pelo Legislativo foi cancelada por falta de acordo entre os líderes partidários. A reunião conjunta entre deputados federais e senadores, marcada para a noite de quarta-feira (24 de abril), foi remarcada para acontecer entre maio…
Brasil – Lula critica indústria de jogos online
President 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) which is illegal in Brazil. Talking during a Petrobras event at the Museum of Modern Art…
Brasil – Medida sobre apostas esportivas entrará em vigor após viagem à China
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad announced that the government will regulate online sports betting and is planning on putting forward a formal measure in March. Talking to journalists Haddad said that the Provisional Measure (MP) to tax online sports betting will be implemented after he and the President return from China. “It should probably come out after the trip to…
Brasil – Projeto de lei de apostas esportivas será usado para financiar incentivos fiscais para trabalhadores de baixa renda
Brazil will start taxing sports betting and is planning on putting forward a formal measure this month according to Finance Minister Fernando Haddad. In an interview with the UOL news portal, the official stated that the measure will be taken to counteract the increase in the income tax exemption for workers who earn twice the…
Brasil – Projeto de lei de apostas esportivas arrecadaria bilhões para o governo
Fabio Graner, an analyst at Jota Economics based in Brasilia, has argued that sportsbetting regulation now reportedly now under consideration could allow the government to collect close to R$6 billion (aroundUS$1.16 billion) a year in fees and taxes. The estimate comes after a series of stories in media outlets including in Folha de Sao Paulo…
Brasil – Mais relatos surgem sobre o projeto de lei de apostas esportivas de Lula
Further reports are emerging that the government is poised to regulate sports betting in the wake of a match fixing scandal in Brazilian second division football. According to CNN the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is working on measures to regulate the sports betting market. According to sources interviewed by CNN, The Ministry of…
Brazil – Sports betting bill could be on Lula’s agenda
According to Brazilian journalist Paulo Vinícius Coelho lawmakers could look at regulating sports betting after the carnival season. The well known sports journalist stated via news outlets Folha and CBN Esportes Brasil that laws are now under review, and could be signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “The urgency is to regulate betting sites…
Brasil – Projeto de lei sobre jogos de azar poderá ser debatido este mês
According to local daily Metropoles, lawmakers could look at the gambling reform bill after the carnival season which ends on 22 February. Senators who support the bill expect the proposal to be debated in the senate due to the huge amount of revenue it could generate for the government. PL 442/91, was passed in the…
Brasil – Legislador pró-reforma do jogo passa a fazer parte da equipe de transição de Lula
Deputy Felipe Carreras has become part of President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s transition team. Carreras will form part of the working group that will refer issues related to tourism for assessment to the next administration. According to those close to the new government, Carreras intends to promote, during the transition phase, the idea that…
